Black swan

Resource Information

The work Black swan represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Black swan

Statement of responsibility

Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with Cross Creek Pictures ; a Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures production ; directed by Darren Aronofsky ; screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andrés Heinz and John McLaughlin ; story by Andrés Heinz ; produced by Mike Medavoy, Arnold W. Messer, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin ; a film by Darren Aronofsky

Contributor

• Medavoy, Mike
• Messer, Arnold W
• Millepied, Benjamin
• Oliver, Brian, 1971-
• Portman, Natalie, 1981-
• Ryder, Winona, 1971-
• Fox Searchlight Pictures
• Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893
• Phoenix Pictures
• Protozoa Pictures
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Cross Creek Pictures
• Aronofsky, Darren
• Cassel, Vincent, 1966-
• Franklin, Scott
• Heinz, Andrés
• Hershey, Barbara, 1948-
• Heyman, Mark
• Kunis, Mila, 1983-
• Libatique, Matthew, 1969-
• Mansell, Clint
• McLaughlin, John J

Actor

• Cassel, Vincent, 1966-
• Ryder, Winona, 1971-
• Kunis, Mila, 1983-
• Portman, Natalie, 1981-
• Hershey, Barbara, 1948-

Screenwriter

• Heyman, Mark
• Heinz, Andrés
• McLaughlin, John J

Author

• Heinz, Andrés

Choreographer

• Millepied, Benjamin

Composer

• Mansell, Clint

Cinematographer

• Libatique, Matthew, 1969-

Director

• Aronofsky, Darren

Producer

• Oliver, Brian, 1971-
• Messer, Arnold W
• Medavoy, Mike
• Franklin, Scott

Subject

• Ballets
• Ballets -- Drama
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Fiction films
• Friendship
• Friendship -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama
• Mothers and daughters
• Ballerinas
• New York (N.Y.) -- Drama
• New York (State) -- New York
• Psychoses
• Psychoses -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
• Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Women -- Conduct of life
• Women -- Conduct of life -- Drama
• Mothers and daughters -- Drama
• Ballerinas -- Drama
• Ballet companies
• Ballet companies -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Ballet dancers
• Ballet dancers -- Drama

Genre

• Feature films
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Fiction films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

• Strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language and some drug use
• A stunningly talented but dangerously unstable ballerina is on the verge of stardom. But she is pushed to the breaking point by her driven artistic director and the threat posed by a seductive rival dancer, causing the ballerina's grip on reality to slip into a waking nightmare

Awards note

• Winner, 2011 Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Drama--Natalie Portman
• 2011 Academy Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role--Natalie Portman
• 2011 BAFTA Film Award Best Actress--Natalie Portman

Cataloging source

WIQ

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; production designer, Thérèse DePrez ; editor, Andrew Weisblum ; costume designer, Amy Westcott ; original score, Clint Mansell ; visual effects supervisor, Dan Schrecker ; ballet choreography, Benjamin Millepied ; ballet costumes designed by Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte ; "Swan Lake" composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Rated R; Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A

Language note

In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English SDH or Spanish; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder

Runtime

108

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action