Black Swan (2010)
Director Darren Aronofsky takes on the world of ballet with this psychological piece that stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. A young dancer gets her chance in the lead role in Swan Lake but struggles with the role and her inner demons.
This film works really well as both a piece about the pressure on performers and how it affects the protagonists but also as a metaphor for maturing into female sexuality. Even if like me you have no interest in or knowledge of ballet that is no barrier to enjoying this film and in itself is a major achievement. All the elements of the film fit together well and it is easy to see this as a companion piece to Aronofsky's earlier film The Wrestler (2008), about the only bad thing I have to say is that may be the ending of the films is a little too similar.
5/5
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