Black Swan
Perfection is not just about control. It's also about letting go.
Country
Production
Budget
$13 000 000
Box office
$329 398 046
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Joseph P. Reidy, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Brian Oliver, Scott Franklin, Jerry Fruchtman, Rose Garnett, Ari Handel, Jon Avnet, Bradley J. Fischer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Mary Vernieu, Ann Goulder, Gayle Keller
Editing
Short description
A journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming all the scenes with Winona Ryder took 10 days.
- Blake Lively auditioned for the role of Lily.
- Filming all the scenes featuring Winona Ryder took 10 days.
- During filming, Natalie Portman suffered a rib injury. Full recovery took 6 weeks. She also sustained a concussion during filming.
- In the first version of the script, Natalie Portman's character was named Alexandria.
- It took ten years for the screenplay to be made into a film.
- During filming, Natalie Portman suffered a rib injury. Full recovery took six weeks. Natalie also suffered a concussion during the shoot.
- Meryl Streep was considered for the role of Erica.
- The first version of the script was called “The Understudy.” The story revolved around a New York theater. Darren Aronofsky liked the script and suggested moving the action to the world of ballet.
- Natalie Portman lost 9 kilograms for her role in the film.
- A year before filming began, Natalie Portman resumed ballet lessons. Initially, she trained for two hours a day for six months with choreographer Mary Helen Bowers, gradually preparing for the workload to build strength and flexibility and avoid injury during further work. She then increased her training to five hours a day and added swimming.
- Natalie Portman recommended Mila Kunis for the role of Lily.
- Vincent Cassel compared his character to George Balanchine, one of the founders of the New York City Ballet.
- Clint Mansell wrote the film's music, which is a variation on the theme of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".
- During filming, Darren Aronofsky tried to set Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis against each other to further intensify the tension between their characters.
- As a child, Winona Ryder tried ballet, but only lasted through the first lesson, as she said the teacher was too strict.
- Originally, the film was intended to take place in France, with filming in Budapest, but this idea had to be abandoned due to budget limitations.
- A year before filming began, Natalie Portman resumed ballet lessons. Initially, she practiced for two hours a day for six months with choreographer Mary Helen Bowers, gradually preparing for the physical strain to build strength and flexibility and avoid injury during further work. Later, she increased her practice to five hours a day and added swimming.
- The film shares several plot and visual similarities with the anime 'Perfect Blue'. Darren Aronofsky purchased the rights to the anime to film a scene in 'Requiem for a Dream', although Aronofsky himself denies that the anime had a direct influence on the movie.
- The first version of the script was titled 'The Understudy'. The story centered around a New York theater. Darren Aronofsky liked the script and suggested moving the setting to the world of ballet.
- In preparation for filming, Mila Kunis took ballet lessons for 5 hours a day, seven days a week, for 3 months.
- During filming, Darren Aronofsky tried to pit Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis against each other to further heighten the tension between their characters.
- Darren Aronofsky offered Mila Kunis the role of Lily via Skype. Mila didn't even have to audition for the part.
- Meryl Streep was considered for the role of Erika.
- The film has a number of plot and visual similarities to the anime "True Tears." Darren Aronofsky bought the rights to adapt it in order to film a scene in "Requiem for a Dream." Aronofsky himself denies any direct influence of the anime on the film.
- Vincent Cassel compared his character to George Balanchine (Georgy Balanchivadze), one of the founders of New York City Ballet.
- Clint Mansell wrote the film's score, which is a variation on the theme of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
- As a child, Winona Ryder tried ballet, but she only lasted through the first lesson because, in her words, the teacher was too strict.
- While preparing for the shoot, Mila Kunis practiced ballet for three months, five hours a day, seven days a week.
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