Black Swan is a 2010 psychological thriller about a ballet dancer, played by Natalie Portman, who discovers a dark side to herself as she struggles to please her overbearing narcissitic mother, played by Barbara Hershey.

Nina Sayers is a successful ballet dancer who lives with her controlling narcissitic mother Erica, who herself was an unsuccessful dancer.

Nina is competing to perform the Swan Queen part in Swan Lake. To do so she must be able to play both the innocent White Swan and the darker Black Swan. During her preparations, she struggles with hallucinations, with her rival, Lily and with her mother's manipulations.

Black Swan was nominated for several Academy Awards.

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"Black Swan", 2010, Fox Searchlight Pictures

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