Wrap Video: 'Black Swan' Director, Stars

Wrap Video: 'Black Swan' Director, Stars

Published: November 17, 2010 @ 8:35 am
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By Steve Pond

Darren Aronofsky’s startling “Black Swan” is sure to be one of the year’s most talked-about films, and its director and cast are already in demand: they arrived at the Arclight Sherman Oaks on Tuesday night straight from another post-screening Q&A in West Los Angeles.

Before participating in a discussion with Sharon Waxman after the packed screening, Aronofsky and stars Mila Kunis and Barbara Hershey spent a few minutes in a corner of the Arclight’s restaurant, where they sat for brief video interviews.  

First, director Darren Aronofsky on the inspiration and themes, all those mirrors, and his film's insane and exhilarating climax:

 

Star Mila Kunis on playing with ambiguity, and how learning to dance wasn't as easy as she thought it would be:

Barbara Hershey on playing one mentally ill person trying to raise another, and doing every scene 10 different ways:

Tags: Academy Awards, Awards, Barbara Hershey, Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky, Mila Kunis, oscars
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