Black Swan
The first official poster and trailer of Black Swan, a new psychological thriller directed by Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Requiem For A Dream), starring Natalie Portman (V for Vendetta, Closer), Vincent Cassel (Eastern Promises, Ocean's Twelve), Mila Kunis (Max Payne, Date Night) and Winona Ryder (Edward Scissorhands, Dracula). The story revolves around a New York City ballet company which is producing Swan Lake. Director Thomas Leroy (Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Ryder) with Nina (Portman). Nina lives with Erica (Hershey), her overbearing mother and former ballerina. She finds competition in a new dancer, Lily (Kunis). Swan Lake requires a ballerina who can play the innocent White Swan, which fits Nina, and the sensual Black Swan, which fits Lily. The dancers' rivalry changes into a bizarre friendship, and Nina begins exploring a dark side of herself (took it from Wikipedia, I know it's a poor and superficial synopsis, if you find a better one, I'd be glad to replace it).
Click to viewFrom the first look, Black Swan (which will open the 62nd Venice Film Festival next month) seems a charming twisted drama. Plus, I personally love Aronofsky previous works and Natalie Portman is one of my favourite actresses. So, let's hope that this movie will be worth the expectations.