First stills from Aronofsky’s Black Swan

Black Swan, the new film from Darren Aronofsky, stars Natalie Portman, the subject of the below stills. This is the director’s follow-up film to the critically acclaimed The Wrestler, which nabbed Mickey Rourke an Oscar.

The plot summary (and photos via USA Today): “The dark tale with psychological twists stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a technically brilliant ballerina whose life takes some strange turns after being picked as the lead in a New York City production of Swan Lake. Pressures mount as her overbearing mother (Barbara Hershey) pushes her to succeed and her manipulative dance master (Vincent Cassel) commands her to be more seductive and loose in her performance. Complicating matters is the arrival of Lily (Mila Kunis), a sultry dancer who exhibits all the innate ease and sexuality that Nina lacks. Nina begins to fixate on the newcomer as the two forge an unusual relationship.”