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Black swan [videorecording] / Fox Searchlight ... Read More

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Berklee College of Music.

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Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Beverly Hills, CA] : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation : [2011]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 2010.
Special features: Black Swan: Metamorphosis [featurette] (49 min.); Sneak peeks (7 min.)
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; ... Read More
Participant or Performer Note:
Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, ... Read More
Summary, etc.:
Nina is a ballerina in a New York City ballet ... Read More
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Rated R for strong sexual content, ... Read More
System Details Note:
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, ... Read More
Language Note:
In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed French with ... Read More
Awards Note:
Golden Globe Awards, 2011: Best Performance by an ... Read More
Academy Awards, 2011: Best actress.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 2011: ... Read More
Australian Film Institute, 2011: Movie of the ... Read More
Subject: Ballerinas > Drama.
Ballet dancers > Drama.
Ballet companies > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Ballets > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
Psychoses > Drama.
Mothers and daughters > New York (State) > Drama.
Women > Conduct of life > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > New York (State) > Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
New York (N.Y.) > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre: Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Summary: Nina is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company. Her life, like most in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her mother Erica, a former ballerina who exerts a suffocating control over her. 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: 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 - a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.

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