A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".
Acting
Portman's year of ballet training paid off—literally, Oscar gold.
Direction
Aronofsky's handheld camera crawls under your skin like Nina's scratches.
Production
Pink+black color coding tells you who's winning before they do.
Director
Darren Aronofsky
Natalie Portman
Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen
Mila Kunis
Lily / The Black Swan
Vincent Cassel
Thomas Leroy / The Gentleman
Barbara Hershey
Erica Sayers / The Queen
Winona Ryder
Beth Macintyre / The Dying Swan
Benjamin Millepied
David Moreau / The Prince
Ksenia Solo
Veronica / Little Swan
Kristina Anapau
Galina / Little Swan
Janet Montgomery
Madeline / Little Swan
Sebastian Stan
Andrew / Suitor
Toby Hemingway
Tom / Suitor
Sergio Torrado
Sergio / Rothbart
Mark Margolis
Mr. Fithian / Patron
Tina Sloan
Mrs. Fithian / Patron
Abraham Aronofsky
Mr. Stein / Patron
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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