Black Swan
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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
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Darren Aronofsky
Director
Natalie Portman
Vincent Cassel
Mila Kunis
Barbara Hershey
Winona Ryder
Film Details
Also Known As
Cierna labut, Cisne Negro, Crni labod, Czarny labedz, Fekete hattyú, Juodoji Gulbe, Le cygne noir, Siyah Kugu, cygne noir
MPAA Rating
Genre
Dance
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Air Studios, London; Cross Creek Pictures; Duotone Audio Group; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Gourmet To U; Look! Effects, Inc.; Sixteen19; Sound One; Technicolor; Technicolor New York; Technicolor PostWorks New York; Wilson Rivas Catering
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 20th Century Fox International; Bontonfilm; Budapest Film; Cinepix Sp. Z O.O.; Clmc Multimedia Sa; Continental Film D.O.O. (Cf); Empire; Forum; Forum; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Fs Film Oy; Nu-Metro; Odeon S.A.; Odeon S.A.; Sena; Tatra Film; Tiglon A.S.; Warner Bros. Pictures International; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
New York, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
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
Director
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
Lead Man
Crew
Eugen Ahl-klopsch
Production Assistant
Jessica Allen
Visual Effects Editor
Nancy Allen
Music Editor
Ama Ampadu
Apprentice
Coll Anderson
Sound Recordist
Aurora Andrews
Wardrobe Assistant
Rob Apuzzo
Location Scout
Ulysses Argetta
Compositor
Tony Arnaud
Best Boy Grip
Jodi Arneson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Aimee Athnos
Art Department Assistant
Teddy Au
Production Accountant
Adam Avitabile
Digital Artist
Jon Avnet
Executive Producer
Colleen Bachman
Visual Effects Producer
Steve Baine
Foley Artist
Jasmine Ballou
Assistant Property Master
Chris Benstead
Consultant
Jackie Bernon
Production Assistant
Derek Bird
Compositor
Michael Bird
Special Effects Technician
Alexandra Black
Trainer
Jim Black
Music Supervisor
Kent Blocher
Assistant Editor
Dana Bloder
Film Lab
Zana Bochar
Apprentice Editor
Alex Boothby
Compositor
Gerard Bourcier
Other
Mary Helen Bowers
Trainer
John Bradbury
Music
Nancy Branton
Scenic Artist
Conrad V Brink
Special Effects Coordinator
Shaka Brookes
Grip
Seth Brower
Compositor
Jodie Brown
Visual Effects Producer
Cynthia Buell
Compositor
Zara Burdett
Production Assistant
Jared Burke
Stunt Coordinator
Maurice Cabrera
Coordinator
Michael Capton
3-D Artist
Christian Cardona
Compositor
Dr. Mitchell Cassel
Consultant
Simon Chamberlain
Music
Duane Chan-shue
Electric
Ryan Chatel
Rotoscope Artist
Manda Cheung
Compositor
Krissopher Chevannes
Adr
Judy Chin
Makeup Designer
Barbara Christie
Stunts
Leslie Chung
Compositor
Tim Chung
Art Department
Joseph Cicio
Camera Operator
Nina Cinelli
Set Costumer
Rashad Clinton
Grip
Peter Clores
Transportation Co-Captain
Wendy Cohen
Product Placement
Jim Coleman
Software Engineer
Michael Collins
2-D Artist
Stephen Consentino
Camera Operator
Mike Costello
Security
Lamont Crawford
Key Grip
Douglas Crosby
Stunt Coordinator
Fiona Cruickshank
Music Engineer
Nicholas Cupkovic
Generator Operator
Gavin Curran
Rigging Gaffer
Angela Cutrone
Production Assistant
Ben D'andrea
Dolly Grip
Jonathan Dahan
Grip
Sam Daley
Dailies
Jeremy Dawson
Main Title Design
Sam Day
Production
Michael Degtjarewsky
Compositor
Steve Dellerson
Visual Effects Producer
Therese Deprez
Production Designer
Wolfe Dieter
Scenic Artist
Loreen Domijan
Stage Manager
Devin Donegan
Video Assist/Playback
Deirdre Cook Donohue
Accounting Assistant
Mark Driscoll
Visual Effects
Matt Dunkley
Music Arranger
Matt Dunkley
Music Conductor
Marjorie Durand
Makeup
Brian Emrich
Sound Designer
Kris Enos
Assistant Camera
Megan K Fairchild
Consultant
David Farr
Accounting Assistant
Andreas Fehrle
Apprentice Editor
Lindsay Feldman
Production Coordinator
Scott Ferlisi
Location Assistant
Nelson Ferreira
Sound Recordist
Henrik Fett
Visual Effects Supervisor
Katherine Filtranti
Compositor
Dann Fink
Adr Voice Casting
Bradley Fischer
Executive Producer
Dan Fisher
Property Master
Kelly Fisher
Compositor
Gavin Fitzpatrick
Consultant
Mo Flam
Gaffer
Chris Flynn
Compositor
Megan Foerster
Location Scout
Alex Footman
Production
Geoff Foster
Music Scoring Mixer
Alyssa Frankel
Apprentice
Scott Franklin
Producer
Jennifer Freed
Post-Production Accountant
Kurt Froman
Choreographer
Gerald Fruchtman
Coproducer
Peter Fruchtman
Executive Producer
Carl Frytz
3-D Artist
Jim Galvin
Electrician
Jessie Gant
Post-Production Accountant
Rose Garnett
Associate Producer
William Garvey
Best Boy Grip
David Geoghegan
Digital Artist
Drew Gescheit
Sound Recordist
Dror Gescheit
Sound Recordist
Buddy Gheen
Compositor
Scott Girshek
Art Department
Valerie Gladstone
Hair Stylist
Eric Glatt
Post-Production Assistant
Adam Goldman
Background Casting
Samuel A Gonzalez Jr.
Electric
Mick Gormaley
Music Editor
Jim Gorman
Compositor
Jeff Gottesfeld
Other
Ann Goulder
Casting
Lindsay Graham
Casting Associate
Orit Greenberg
Location Scout
Trish Grey
Location Scout
Isobel Griffiths
Music Contractor
Mallory Groff
Production
Anguibe Guindo
Boom Operator
Daniel Hahn
Art Department
Steven R Hammond
Transportation Captain
Ari Handel
Executive Producer
Eva Hannon
Location Scout
Francesca Harper
Consultant
Craig P Harris
Generator Operator
Dierdre Harris
Hair Stylist
Rob Harris
Unit Publicist
Jonathan E Hattan
Sound Department
Andres Heinz
Screenplay
Andres Heinz
Story By
Jessica Held
Wardrobe Department Intern
Brandon Hemmerling
Casting Assistant
Craig Henighan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Craig Henighan
Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Henighan
Sound Designer
Charles Herzfeld
Post-Production
Mark Heyman
Screenplay
Harry Higgins
Sound Recordist
Gabe Hilfer
Music Supervisor
Brent Hirn
Best Boy Grip
Mary Anne Hobbs
Liaison
Rebecca Hofherr
Assistant Costume Designer
Jennifer Ingram
Costume Supervisor
Caroline Irons
Scenic Artist
Ken Ishii
Sound Mixer
Jermaine Troy Jacob
Song
Emma Jacobs
Special Makeup Effects
Bobby Johanson
Adr Mixer
Angela Johnson
Makeup
Miriam Johnson
Art Department Contractor
Brad Kalinoski
2-D Artist
Derrick Kardos
Graphic Artist
Joanie Karnowski
3-D Artist
Irene Kassow
Assistant Editor
Jon Kauffman
Assistant
Jamie Kavanagh
Song
Gayle Keller
Casting
Chris Kelly
Special Makeup Effects
Julie Kent
Consultant
Daniel C. Kim
Compositor
Darren D Kiner
3-D Artist
Daniel Kirsch
Foreman
Todd Kleitsch
Makeup
Vernice Klier-moskowitz
Coach
Olga Kostritzky
Consultant
Danielle Krudy
Camera Trainee
Jeff Kryvicky
Main Title Design
Ronnie Kupferwasser
Location Manager
Matt Kushner
Visual Effects Coordinator
Keith Lackey
3-D Artist
Jessica Lai
3-D Artist
Mary Lampert
Hair Stylist
Brett Landon
Compositor
Sarah Lane
Stunts
Avi Laniado
Sound Mixer
Amy Lauritsen
Assistant Director
Paul Leblanc
Hair Stylist
Wayne Lemmer
Sound Effects Editor
Michael A Leo
Generator Operator
Eric Leverenz
Film Lab
Michael Lewis
Production Secretary
Ray Lewis
Rotoscope Animator
Ray Lewis
Visual Effects Designer
Matthew Libatique
Director Of Photography
Matthew Libatique
Dp/Cinematographer
Hank Liebeskind
On-Set Dresser
Shawn Lipowski
3-D Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
Cierna labut, Cisne Negro, Crni labod, Czarny labedz, Fekete hattyú, Juodoji Gulbe, Le cygne noir, Siyah Kugu, cygne noir
MPAA Rating
Genre
Dance
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Air Studios, London; Cross Creek Pictures; Duotone Audio Group; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Gourmet To U; Look! Effects, Inc.; Sixteen19; Sound One; Technicolor; Technicolor New York; Technicolor PostWorks New York; Wilson Rivas Catering
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 20th Century Fox International; Bontonfilm; Budapest Film; Cinepix Sp. Z O.O.; Clmc Multimedia Sa; Continental Film D.O.O. (Cf); Empire; Forum; Forum; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Fs Film Oy; Nu-Metro; Odeon S.A.; Odeon S.A.; Sena; Tatra Film; Tiglon A.S.; Warner Bros. Pictures International; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
New York, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Award Wins
Best Actress
2011
Natalie Portman
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
