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Black Swan

2010 film directed by Darren Aronofsky
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Summary

Black Swan is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,402 views/month, #628 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Darren Aronofsky[3]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actress[4], Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award[5], TV Krant Filmposter Award[6]
  • Director: Darren Aronofsky[7]
  • Screenwriter: Mark Heyman[8], John J. McLaughlin[9]
  • Composer: Clint Mansell[10]
  • Genre: psychological thriller film[11], thriller film[12], psychological horror fiction[13], drama film[14], horror film[15], LGBTQ-related film[16], magic realist film[17]
  • Named after: Black Swan[18]
  • Cast member: Natalie Portman[19], Vincent Cassel[20], Mila Kunis[21], Barbara Hershey[22], Winona Ryder[23], Ksenia Solo[24], Kristina Anapau[25], Benjamin Millepied[26], Janet Montgomery[27], Sebastian Stan[28], Toby Hemingway[29], Mark Margolis[30], Tina Sloan[31]
  • Producer: Mike Medavoy[32], Brian Oliver[33]
  • Depicts: Swan Lake[34], ballet[35], Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts[36]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[37]
  • Production company: Phoenix Pictures[38], RatPac-Dune Entertainment[39]
  • Director of photography: Matthew Libatique[40]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[41], Italian[42], French[43]
  • Commons category: Black Swan (2010 film)[44]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[45]
  • Review score: 8.2/10[46], 85%[47], 79/100[48]
  • Color: color[49]
  • Country of origin: United States[50]
  • Publication date: September 1, 2010[51], January 20, 2011[52], December 3, 2010[53], December 17, 2010[54], January 21, 2011[55]
  • Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures[56], Netflix[57]
  • Narrative location: New York City[58], Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts[59]
  • Official website: http://www.blackswan2010.com/[60]
  • Filming location: New York City[61]
  • Main subject: perfectionism[62], psychosis[63], ballet[64], Swan Lake[65], doppelgänger[66], hallucination[67], lesbianism[68]

Why It Matters

Black Swan has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

It has been cited as an influence by Zolita[71], a singer-songwriter[72], b. 1994[73], of United States[74], specialised in pop music[75].

FAQs

What awards did Black Swan receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress[4], Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award[5], and TV Krant Filmposter Award[6].

Who did Black Swan influence?

Black Swan has been cited as an influence by Zolita[71].

Related Entities

Barbara Hershey Clint Mansell Darren Aronofsky film Mark Margolis Mila Kunis Museum of Modern Art Natalie Portman Netflix New York City Sebastian Stan United States Vincent Cassel Winona Ryder

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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