- published: 17 Aug 2010
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Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller and horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to play both the innocent White Swan and the sensual Black Swan. One dancer, Nina (Portman), is a perfect fit for the White Swan, while Lily (Kunis) has a personality that matches the Black Swan. When the two compete for the parts, Nina finds a dark side to herself.
Aronofsky conceived the premise by connecting his viewings of a production of Swan Lake with an unrealized screenplay about understudies and the notion of being haunted by a double, similar to the folklore surrounding doppelgängers. Aronofsky cites Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "The Double" as another inspiration for the film. The director also considered Black Swan a companion piece to his 2008 film The Wrestler, with both films involving demanding performances for different kinds of art. He and Portman first discussed the project in 2000, and after a brief attachment to Universal Studios, Black Swan was produced in New York City in 2009 by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Portman and Kunis trained in ballet for several months prior to filming, and notable figures from the ballet world helped with film production to shape the ballet presentation.
Actors: Mark Behar (miscellaneous crew), Jeremy Alter (miscellaneous crew), Rob Schneider (actor), Dante (writer), Mark Behar (producer), Adrien Brody (writer), Dante (actor), Adrien Brody (actor), Michelle Rodriguez (actress), Lindsay Lohan (actress), Dante (actor), Alejandro Patino (actor), Rob Schneider (actor), Joe Cappelletti (miscellaneous crew), Deborah Rombaut (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Mark Behar (miscellaneous crew), Jeremy Alter (miscellaneous crew), Rob Schneider (actor), Dante (writer), Mark Behar (producer), Adrien Brody (writer), Dante (actor), Adrien Brody (actor), Michelle Rodriguez (actress), Lindsay Lohan (actress), Dante (actor), Alejandro Patino (actor), Rob Schneider (actor), Joe Cappelletti (miscellaneous crew), Deborah Rombaut (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Mark Behar (miscellaneous crew), Jeremy Alter (miscellaneous crew), Rob Schneider (actor), Dante (writer), Mark Behar (producer), Adrien Brody (writer), Dante (actor), Adrien Brody (actor), Michelle Rodriguez (actress), Lindsay Lohan (actress), Dante (actor), Alejandro Patino (actor), Rob Schneider (actor), Joe Cappelletti (miscellaneous crew), Deborah Rombaut (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Mark Behar (miscellaneous crew), Jeremy Alter (miscellaneous crew), Rob Schneider (actor), Dante (writer), Mark Behar (producer), Adrien Brody (writer), Dante (actor), Adrien Brody (actor), Michelle Rodriguez (actress), Lindsay Lohan (actress), Dante (actor), Alejandro Patino (actor), Rob Schneider (actor), Joe Cappelletti (miscellaneous crew), Deborah Rombaut (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Matias Mariani (producer), Joana Mariani (producer), Luiz Macedo (composer), Laís Marques (actress), Analúcia de Godoi (editor), Marcos Camargo (producer), Marcos Camargo (writer), Marcos Camargo (director), Marcos Camargo (editor), Marcelo Monteiro (producer), Nana Yazbek (actress), Lucélia Sérgio (actress), Vera Maria Camargo Santos (costume designer),
Genres: Animation, Drama, Short,Actors: Christian de Rezendes (editor), Gary Shore (producer), Gary Shore (director), Suzanne Jordan (producer), Heidi Henderson (actress), Mike DeQuattro (composer), Heidi Henderson (costume designer), Clark Smith (actor), Michael McNamara (composer), Christine Poland (actress), Stacey Giffin (actor), Joel Hellmann (actor), Paul Mascena (actor), Lindsay Caddle (actress), Stacey Hemen (actress),
Genres: Fantasy,Actors: Galina Ulanova (actress), Ivan Aksenchuk (director), Leonid Kristi (director), V. Komissarzkhevskiy (director),
Plot: The narrator states, 'This is a documentary fantasy', in the prologue. The film is edited into four segments: 1) 'The Snow Queen', featuring the Bolshoi Ballet and a tour of Siberia; 2) 'A Fairy Tale of Wonderous Transformations', featuring Galina Ulanova and the Ukranian Folk and Dance Ensemble; 3) a tour of Red China, with performances by the Peking Classical Opera Company; 4) a visit to Expo '58 (The Burssels' Worlds Fair), the Piatnitsky State Chorus.
Genres: Documentary,(1947) Gian Carlo Menotti
The sun is falling and it lies in blood
The moon is weaving bandages of gold
Old Black Swan where oh where is my lover now
Where oh where is my lover now
Torn and tattered is my bridal gown and my lamp is lost
With silver needles and with silver threads
The stars stitch a route for the dying sun
Old Black Swan where oh where is my lover now
I had given him a kiss and a golden ring
And a golden ring
I had given him a kiss of fire and a golden ring
Oh with silver needles and with silver threads
The stars stitch a route for the dying sun
Black Wing o Black Wing take me down with you
Take me down with you take me down with you
Take me down with you
Old Black Swan take me down with you
I had given him a kiss of fire
Take me down with you