Darren Aronofsky’s balletic psychological thriller Black Swan gets its first enigmatic poster…
Whether it's the solid, committed performance from Mickey Rourke at the heart of The Wrestler, the unflinchingly grim drama of Requiem For A Dream, or the out-and-out brilliance of maths horror Pi, Darren Aronofsky movies are never less than fascinating to watch.
The director's latest feature, Black Swan, which stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as a pair of rival ballet dancers vying for the same role in a production of Swan Lake, bears all the hallmarks of an unusual and intelligent psychological thriller, and the trailer we brought to you yesterday is as dark in tone as the film's title suggests.
Twenty-four hours later, and along comes Black Swan's first poster, which is unusual, to say the least. Photoshopped to within an inch of its life, it depicts a heavily made-up Natalie Portman, apparently ready to take to the stage, or, at least, we assume it's Natalie Portman, as the face in the poster looks almost nothing like her at all.
Nevertheless, the poster ties in neatly with the intriguing final moments of yesterday's trailer, which hints at some kind of eerie, Cronenberg-like physical metamorphosis. We await the UK premiere, a date for which has yet to be announced, with the utmost optimism.