Central Cinema Cinesthesia presents Black Swan (2010).
Darren Aronofsky seamlessly blends high and low culture with this provocative psychological thriller set in the insular world of ballet. Natalie Portman is Nina, a repressed young ballerina bent on perfection who lives with her domineering mother in New York City. Nina auditions for the starring role in a production of Swan Lake, but the appearance of a new dancer, Lily (Mila Kunis), disrupts the fragile equilibrium of her life. As the rivalry between them develops into a more complex relationship, Nina gets in touch with her dark side and begins to lose her grip on reality. With its exhilarating visual style, luridly melodramatic plot, and revelatory lead performance, Black Swan creates an exquisite portrait of a tortured artist consumed by the ecstasy of self-destruction.
Hosted by Jason Fuhrman, Cinesthesia is an adventurous, eclectic series of classic and contemporary films that focuses on the complex relationship between literature and cinema. Cinesthesia strives to foster constructive dialogue, while breathing new life into controversial works, neglected masterpieces, and titles in the margins of film history.