Black Swan
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Darren Aronofsky
Natalie Portman
Vincent Cassel
Mila Kunis
Barbara Hershey
Winona Ryder
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Nina is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her retired ballerina mother Erica who zealously supports her daughter's professional ambition. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily, who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side with a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.
Director
Darren Aronofsky
Cast
Natalie Portman
Vincent Cassel
Mila Kunis
Barbara Hershey
Winona Ryder
Toby Hemingway
Sebastian Stan
Kristina Anapau
Benjamin Millepied
Ksenia Solo
Janet Montgomery
Sergio Torrado
Mark Margolis
Tina Sloan
Abraham Aronofsky
Charlotte Aronofsky
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Shaun O'hagan
Christopher Gartin
Deborah Offner
Stanley B. Herman
Michelle Rodriguez Nouel
Kurt Froman
Marty Krzywonos
Leslie Lyles
John Epperson
Arkadiy Figlin
Timothy Fain
Sarah Lane
Liam Flaherty
Patrick Heusinger
Marina Stavitskaya
Olga Kostritzky
Christine Redpath
Alexandra Damiani
Rebecca Azenberg
Laura Bowman
Holly L Fusco
Abigail Mentzer
Lillian Di Piazza
Barette Vance
Megan Dickinson
Geneviève Lebean
Jessy Hendrickson
Gina Artese
Rachel Jambois
Ryoko Sadoshima
Kaia A Tack
Lauren Fadeley
Sarah Hay
Adrianna De Svastich
Jamie Wolf
Carrie Lee Riggins
David Scott Gagnon
Crew
Eugen Ahl-klopsch
Jessica Allen
Nancy Allen
Ama Ampadu
Coll Anderson
Aurora Andrews
Rob Apuzzo
Ulysses Argetta
Tony Arnaud
Jodi Arneson
Aimee Athnos
Teddy Au
Adam Avitabile
Jon Avnet
Colleen Bachman
Steve Baine
Jasmine Ballou
Chris Benstead
Jackie Bernon
Derek Bird
Michael Bird
Alexandra Black
Jim Black
Kent Blocher
Dana Bloder
Zana Bochar
Alex Boothby
Gerard Bourcier
Mary Helen Bowers
John Bradbury
Nancy Branton
Conrad V Brink
Shaka Brookes
Seth Brower
Jodie Brown
Cynthia Buell
Zara Burdett
Jared Burke
Maurice Cabrera
Michael Capton
Christian Cardona
Dr. Mitchell Cassel
Simon Chamberlain
Duane Chan-shue
Ryan Chatel
Manda Cheung
Krissopher Chevannes
Judy Chin
Barbara Christie
Leslie Chung
Tim Chung
Joseph Cicio
Nina Cinelli
Rashad Clinton
Peter Clores
Wendy Cohen
Jim Coleman
Michael Collins
Stephen Consentino
Mike Costello
Lamont Crawford
Douglas Crosby
Fiona Cruickshank
Nicholas Cupkovic
Gavin Curran
Angela Cutrone
Ben D'andrea
Jonathan Dahan
Sam Daley
Jeremy Dawson
Sam Day
Michael Degtjarewsky
Steve Dellerson
Therese Deprez
Wolfe Dieter
Loreen Domijan
Devin Donegan
Deirdre Cook Donohue
Mark Driscoll
Matt Dunkley
Matt Dunkley
Marjorie Durand
Brian Emrich
Kris Enos
Megan K Fairchild
David Farr
Andreas Fehrle
Lindsay Feldman
Scott Ferlisi
Nelson Ferreira
Henrik Fett
Katherine Filtranti
Dann Fink
Bradley Fischer
Dan Fisher
Kelly Fisher
Gavin Fitzpatrick
Mo Flam
Chris Flynn
Megan Foerster
Alex Footman
Geoff Foster
Alyssa Frankel
Scott Franklin
Jennifer Freed
Kurt Froman
Gerald Fruchtman
Peter Fruchtman
Carl Frytz
Jim Galvin
Jessie Gant
Rose Garnett
William Garvey
David Geoghegan
Drew Gescheit
Dror Gescheit
Buddy Gheen
Scott Girshek
Valerie Gladstone
Eric Glatt
Adam Goldman
Samuel A Gonzalez Jr.
Mick Gormaley
Jim Gorman
Jeff Gottesfeld
Ann Goulder
Lindsay Graham
Orit Greenberg
Trish Grey
Isobel Griffiths
Mallory Groff
Anguibe Guindo
Daniel Hahn
Steven R Hammond
Ari Handel
Eva Hannon
Francesca Harper
Craig P Harris
Dierdre Harris
Rob Harris
Jonathan E Hattan
Andres Heinz
Andres Heinz
Jessica Held
Brandon Hemmerling
Craig Henighan
Craig Henighan
Craig Henighan
Charles Herzfeld
Mark Heyman
Harry Higgins
Gabe Hilfer
Brent Hirn
Mary Anne Hobbs
Rebecca Hofherr
Jennifer Ingram
Caroline Irons
Ken Ishii
Jermaine Troy Jacob
Emma Jacobs
Bobby Johanson
Angela Johnson
Miriam Johnson
Brad Kalinoski
Derrick Kardos
Joanie Karnowski
Irene Kassow
Jon Kauffman
Jamie Kavanagh
Gayle Keller
Chris Kelly
Julie Kent
Daniel C. Kim
Darren D Kiner
Daniel Kirsch
Todd Kleitsch
Vernice Klier-moskowitz
Olga Kostritzky
Danielle Krudy
Jeff Kryvicky
Ronnie Kupferwasser
Matt Kushner
Keith Lackey
Jessica Lai
Mary Lampert
Brett Landon
Sarah Lane
Avi Laniado
Amy Lauritsen
Paul Leblanc
Wayne Lemmer
Michael A Leo
Eric Leverenz
Michael Lewis
Ray Lewis
Ray Lewis
Matthew Libatique
Matthew Libatique
Hank Liebeskind
Shawn Lipowski
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Actress
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video March 29, 2011
Released in United States 2010
Limited Release in United States Winter December 3, 2010
Released in United States on Video March 29, 2011
Released in United States 2010 (Galas/Closing Night)
Project was previously in development at Universal Pictures.
Universal Pictures bought the pitch based on an outline created by Darren Aronofsky and John McLaughlin.
Project was included on the 2009 Blood List.
Released in United States 2010 (Closing Night Film )
Limited Release in United States Winter December 3, 2010