Psychological horror meets ballet in a visceral descent into madness. Obsession fractures reality as a fragile dancer sheds her innocence to embody a deadly dual role, culminating in a triumphant, self-destructive metamorphosis.
Black Swan
""I just want to be perfect.""
Director:
Darren Aronofsky
Cast:
Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder
Drama
Thriller
Horror
Budget:
$13,000,000
Box Office:
$329,398,046
Black Swan - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
The Swan Mosaic
In the bathroom scene where Nina is submerged in the tub, a mosaic on the wall behind her forms the shape of a swan's wings, visually foreshadowing her transformation.
Lily's Tattoo
Lily has a tattoo of black wings on her back. In Nina's hallucination, this tattoo becomes literal black wings sprouting from her own skin.
The Green Scratch
The visual of the rash/scratch on Nina's back and the way she peels the skin is a visual homage to Cronenberg's The Fly, emphasizing the body horror aspect of her metamorphosis.
Black Swan Plush
Among the many white stuffed animals in Nina's room, there is a single Black Swan plush toy, symbolizing the dark persona hiding in plain sight within her innocent environment.