With recent news that the much anticipated new film by Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan, will open the 67th Venice International Film Festival, fans are dying to catch an early glimpse of what this psychological ballet thriller might look like. Well fret not as the first batch of images from the film, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis (dream duo), have hit the internets and they are spectacular. Being both a die-hard Aronofsky and Portman fan, this is like a fantasy football pairing between two of my favorite working actors and directors. And coming off the success of The Wrestler (which won the Golden Lion in 2008), Aronofsky is poised to make a big comeback and re-claim the cinematic throne he once held.
The dark tale with psychological twists stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a technically brilliant ballerina whose life takes some strange turns after being picked as the lead in a New York City production of Swan Lake. Pressures mount as her overbearing mother (Barbara Hershey) pushes her to succeed and her manipulative dance master (Vincent Cassel) commands her to be more seductive and loose in her performance.
Complicating matters is the arrival of Lily (Mila Kunis), a sultry dancer who exhibits all the innate ease and sexuality that Nina lacks. Nina begins to fixate on the newcomer as the two forge an unusual relationship. Source USA Today.
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