Menu. Black Swan AU, with an older and darker version of Lily as the director. When newcomer Lily ... and with Beth — mines these themes at several levels and twists the perspectives so completely it's not clear what's real and what's imagined. A truly exciting, beautiful and mesmerising movie, it was directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis and Winona Ryder. "Black Swan" dives into female duality and other feminist themes that may be easy to miss the first time you see this film. TV Shows. Lily (Mila Kunis) in "Black Swan" is only real in in half a dozen scenes. Is it Lily or herself she attacks with an … It’s part of her growing sexuality, while also being part of the fear and fragility she needs as the White Swan. So it’s likely that Nina imagined Lily and Thomas together because it helps her imagine herself and Thomas together. Director Darren Aronofsky performs a psychological pas de deux with composer Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky in Black Swan, a fractured, fascinating study of the high-pressure world of big-time New York ballet.. Natalie Portman (who studied ballet in her teens) plays Nina Sayers, a timid but talented ballerina who has sacrificed a normal life in order to make it as a dancer. 'Black Swan's ' psychological spin ... involving her competitor Lily (Mila Kunis). Black Swan: A black swan is an event or occurrence that deviates beyond what is normally expected of a situation and is extremely difficult to predict. Is the sensually steaming, beautiful and unaccountably moving lesbian encounter between Nina and Lily real or imagined? Black Swan (2010) Mila Kunis as Lily, The Black Swan. The only way to go into a breakdown successfully is to go in and out of the mind of the person breaking. Nina is a dedicated ballerina whose entire life revolves around dance. ... appears to hallucinate that she has real wings. So everything in her apartment was hallucinated. Aronofsky also considered folding Black Swan into The Wrestler — by having Nina’s story be a supporting arc in a romance between a wrestler and a ballet dancer. Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon DVD & Blu-ray Releases Release Calendar Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Black Swan screened in competition and is the third consecutive film directed by Aronofsky to premiere at the festival, following The Fountain and The Wrestler. Lily/Nina eventually; mentions of Beth/Thomas, Beth/Lily. Dancers reveal the real 'Black Swan' story. Movie • Natalie Portman's new ballet thriller is creating a buzz in local, national dance world. That reinforces the feeling we're not looking at the real Lily. Come find out. Black Swan is the story of Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman). I modified it to b Black Swan - The Reality of Lily - The Lounge Discussion and Review on Literature, Arts, Culture Black Swan is the story of Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman). Darren Aronofsky has shown before that he can walk that tightrope in Requiem for a Dream and he does is again, with a deep, dark intensity in Black Swan. Nina wants to be Lily, as Lily is her role model for the Black Swan. An artistic masterpiece, Black Swan is a 2010 movie of the Psychological Thriller genre. Black Swan was presented in a sneak screening at the Telluride Film Festival on September 5, 2010. Dec. 20, 2010— -- Black Swan, a new psycho-drama anchored in the competitive world of ballet, is getting as much analysis on the psychiatrist's couch as it is Oscar buzz. Is Nina really sprouting feathers across her shoulders as she “becomes” the Black Swan?