Dir: Darren Aronofsky
Cast: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel
Although released at the very end of 2010, it was not until January 2011 that I saw the cinematic release of Black Swan. It is a psychological thriller which tells the story of Nina (an Oscar winning Natalie Portman). Nina is a ballet dancer, the company she belongs to has as their next production Swan Lake and Nina auditions for the lead role and gets it. She lives and breathes dancing, her pushy mother (Barbara Hershey) and bully boss (Vincent Cassel) only encourage this further, perhaps to breaking point. A new girl joins the group, Lily (Mila Kunis). Nina befriends her but also feels threatened by her, fearing she may take away her thunder.
There are many reasons this is number 1 on my list. As I have stated I saw it in January, it may possibly have been the first film I saw at the cinema in 2011 and yet no film has stayed with me more this year or felt as stunning. The performances were excellent, as were the lighting and costume. I loved that myself and the person I went with jumped quite a few times, one of my arms had a bruise on it! Someone else in the audience let out a huge scream at one point which made everyone laugh, it was a hugely enjoyable experience.
I have always liked films which you have to watch more than once to get everything and this is definitely one of them. From the little things going on in the background to the ending, you must see this film at least twice to get it all.
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