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Black Swan
Alternate Title: The Understudy
Director: Darren Aronofsky (Dir)
Release Date:   3 Dec 2010
Premiere Information:   Venice Film Festival screening: 1 Sep 2010; Telleride Film Festival screening: 5 Sep 2010; Los Angeles and New York openings: 3 Dec 2010
Duration (in mins):   108 or 110
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Cast:   Natalie Portman (Nina Sayers/The Swan Queen)  
    Vincent Cassel (Thomas Leroy/The Gentleman)  
    Mila Kunis (Lily/The Black Swan)  
    Barbara Hershey (Erica Sayers/The Queen)  
    Winona Ryder (Beth Macintyre/The Dying Swan)  
    Benjamin Millepied (David/The Prince)  
Summary:  
Production Company: Protozoa  
  Phoenix Pictures  
Production Text: A Film by Darren Aronofsky
Distribution Company: Fox Searchlight Pictures  
  Cross Creek Pictures  
Director: Darren Aronofsky (Dir)
Producer: Mike Medavoy (Prod)
  Arnold W. Messer (Prod)
  Brian Oliver (Prod)
  Scott Franklin (Prod)
Writer: Mark Heyman (Scr)
  John McLaughlin (Scr)
  Andres Heinz (Scr)
  Andres Heinz (Story)
Photography: Matthew Libatique (Dir of photog)
Art Direction: Thérèse DePrez (Prod des)
Film Editor: Andrew Weisblum (Film ed)
Music: Clint Mansell (Orig score by)
Dance: Benjamin Millepied (Ballet choreog by)
MPAA Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English
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Source Text:
Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 1/12/2010 dd/mm/yyyy PA170915
Dune Entertainment III LLC 1/12/2010 dd/mm/yyyy PA170915
CCP Black Swan Investments, LLC 1/12/2010 dd/mm/yyyy PA170915
Physical Properties: Sd: Dolby; DTS; SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound in selected theatres
  col: Technicolor
  Lenses/Prints: Prints by Deluxe; Filmed with ARRI CSC cameras & lenses
 
Genre: Drama
  Drama
  Drama
Sub-Genre: Psychological
  Show business
  Suspense
Note:  
Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Hollywood Reporter   1 Sep 2010.   
Los Angeles Times   31 Oct 2010.   
Los Angeles Times   3 Dec 2010   p. 1.
New York Times   3 Dec 2010   p. 1.
Variety   6 Sep 2010.   
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