black swan

2/21/2011

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.

aggressive ꞏ mother-daughter relationship ꞏ horror ꞏ psychological thriller ꞏ ballerina ꞏ mental illness ꞏ heartbreak ꞏ dancing ꞏ fear ꞏ antagonistic ꞏ ballet dancer ꞏ nightmare ꞏ Drama ꞏ paranoia ꞏ insanity ꞏ competition ꞏ self-harm ꞏ Thriller ꞏ dancer ꞏ new york city ꞏ self destructiveness ꞏ pointe shoes ꞏ obsession ꞏ swan lake ꞏ stage performance ꞏ hallucination ꞏ madness ꞏ female protagonist ꞏ theater ꞏ ballet ꞏ reality vs fantasy