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.

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