Black Swan

Last Wednesday I went to the cinema to see Black Swan, which is an American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis. It was recorded last year and two weeks ago Natalie Portman won an Oscar for her role in the film.

I’ve seen two others films of Natalie Portman like Closer and Star Wars and I must say I love her work, actually she has been my favourite actress since I was twelve. So, that’s why I was anxious to see her last film. Some friends of mine had watched the film before me and when I asked them for their opinion, most of them answered they enjoyed it, but also that it was very hard. Now, I agree with them.

The main characters are:

Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman)
She is a young dancer of a New York City Ballet company who lives with her mother, a retired ballet dancer. Nina is obstinacy in being perfect in dancing and doesn’t have experience with boys. While preparing for the next production of the company, called Swan Lake, she starts to suffer psychotic symptoms.

Lily (Mila Kunis)
Lily is also a young dancer of the NYC Ballet company, whose character is just the opposite of Nina. She is not perfectionist and she loves being with guys. However, she is a brilliant dancer as well. If Nina becomes ill she is her substitute in the company.

Thomas Leroy (Vicent Cassel)
He is the director of the NYC Ballet company and who decides which girl have to do the main role of Swan Lake. She has a lot of influence in Nina’s life.

PLOT

Nina is training hard to be the new Queen of Swanks. When she gets this role her, personality starts to change. She becomes paranoiac and thinks Llily is going to steal his role doing it better than her. At the same time, her mother is controlling all her life. Her changes of mood and personality increase while the date of the premier of the ballet play is getting closer. And, if it is not enough, Thomas and Lily introduce her into the sex world. The end is not pleasant.