Natalie Portman attends the press conference for the film "Black Swan" at the 35th Toronto Film Festival (15th September 2010).
"The exuberant and talented Natalie Portman is riding high on her incredible and commendable performance in ‘Black Swan’. But the actress has let out that she stays far away from perfect acting.
Getting philosophical and intriguing, she suggests that she always looks to dishing out slightly imperfect performance because the characters she portrays are not well rounded up; rather they themselves have a tinge of imperfection.
At 29, she is considered one of the best in the business but if you thought that she seeks perfection, then mind it, it is the perfect imperfection that she desires. She cites, “Perfection in acting is very different. It’s imperfection you’re looking for, because you’re portraying people who are far from perfect."
Natalie, who is in contention for next year’s Oscar awards, also credits her toilsome days in the Harvard University for the hard labour that she put in into her character in Black Swan. She professes that it were her Harvard days that gave her strength and stamina to give her best towards the role. Confident and tact, Natalie surely knows how best to dish out a perfect performance with a hint of imperfection". Source: www.newsxonline.com
Mila Kunis as Lilly in "Black Swan" (2010)"As the movie progresses, bubbly, frank Lily takes on a menacing, erotically-charged presence in Nina’s mind. Kunis and Portman share an (allegedly tequila-facilitated) sexual encounter that’s as disturbing as it is sexy. Kunis is known best as bitchy-but-loveable Jackie in “That 70s Show,” and with Lily, the actress showcases her skill with comic timing and her contagious smile. In Aronofsky’s hands even Kunis’s graceful ease, so disparate from Nina’s rigidity, becomes ominous.
Lily and Nina become interchangeable in Nina’s mind, and her sexual awakening becomes sinister, narcissistic, equally threatening and pleasurable. Cassel’s Leroy is a slimy egotist who abuses his power to sexually manipulate Nina. Nina’s innocence mirrors that of the White Swan, certainly; what’s more interesting is comparing Nina’s arc from virtue to lunacy to Natalie Portman’s career". Source: calitreview.com
Jake Gyllenhaal as Tommy Cahill and Natalie Portman as Grace Cahill in "Brothers" (2009)
Actresses Natalie Portman and Kat Dennings at the Marvel Studios' "Thor" panel discussion during Comic-Con 2010 at San Diego Convention Center, California
"Black Swan is a masterclass in tension. Both achingly beautiful and suddenly, shockingly horrifying to watch, it’s a film that is impossible to look away from – even when everything inside you is telling you to cover your eyes... From the moment [Portman] and her collection of muscles appear on-screen, we can see that every sinew has been pushed to its utmost limit in preparation for this role. And by the end, it’s clear that it’s not only physically that she has been stretched". Source: bestforfilm.com
