"Black Swan"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Our 2010 retrospective continues with our penultimate review of Darren Aronofsky's psychological horror film "Black Swan" starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey & Winona Ryder. Acting as almost a companion piece with Aronofsky's previous film, "The Wrestler" (2008), the film examines the demands of perfection, the physical and emotional toll it takes on us, and the repression Nina experiences from her overbearing mother. It was a success at the box office, with critics, and during awards season, winning Natalie Portman the Academy Award for Best Actress. How does it hold up today? Join Josh Parham, Alyssa Christian, Dan Bayer, and me as we discuss our thoughts on the performances, writing, direction, cinematography, sound work, its awards season run, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy our discussion! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of Black Swan.
0:05.8	I had the craziest dream last night about a girl who was turned into a swan.
0:10.5	But her prince falls for the wrong girl.
0:12.7	When she kills herself.
0:18.2	He promised to feature me more this season.
0:21.6	Well, he should. You've been there long enough.
0:22.6	And you're the most dedicated dancer in the company.
0:25.6	Our new Swan Queen, the exquisite Nina Sears.
0:35.6	I'm Lily. You're gonna be amazing. I watch the way she moves.
0:39.3	Central. She's not faking it.
0:42.3	Seduces! Attack it!
0:45.3	Attack it! Come on!
0:47.3	Where'd you get these?
0:48.3	It's nothing.
0:49.3	You sweet girl.
0:51.3	Feel my touch. Respond to it.
0:53.3	Because someone's hot for teacher. I don't want to talk about that. We really need to relax. It's the role, isn't it? It's all this pressure. I knew it'd be too much. I knew it. What's she doing here? He made me your alternate. The only person standing in your way is you. All right, everybody, you were just listening to the trailer for Black Swan, and the story is as follows.
1:15.7	Nina, a ballerina whose passion for the dance rules every facet of her life.
1:20.9	When the company's artistic director decides to replace his prima ballerina for their opening production of Swan Lake,
1:27.2	Nina is his first choice.
1:29.5	She has competition in newcomer Lily, however. While Nina is perfect for the role of the
1:34.5	white swan, Lily personifies the Black Swan. As rivalry between the two dancers transforms
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Next Best Picture Podcast, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Next Best Picture Podcast and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.