With Darren Aronofsky’s highly anticipated “Black Swan” set to make its world premiere at the opening night of the Venice Film Festival, and then crossing the ocean to make its North American debut at TIFF, it was only a matter of time before Fox Searchlight slotted a release date for what will surely be a strong Oscar contender this year. Well, the date has been sealed, as “Black Swan” will open in limited release on December 1st and expand out from there in the following weeks.
The picture centers on the relationship between a veteran ballet dancer (Natalie Portman) and a rival, played by Mila Kunis who may or may not be a figment of the dancer’s imagination and it also stars Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel, Sebastian Stan (Bucky In “Captain America”) and Barbara Hershey. The intriguing film draws upon a fascinating well of influences including Roman Polanski’s “The Tenant,” “All About Eve” and of course granddaddy of all dance films, Powell & Pressburger’s dazzling “The Red Shoes.” So yeah, we’re excited.
So now that we have some images and a release date….how about a trailer?