was born on February 12, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York. Jewish descent - Polish. Prior to career in the long, would make three short films: Supermarkert Sweep (1991), Fortune Cookie (1991) and Protozoa (1993). Aronofsky's debut dates back to 1998, which opens Pi, Faith in Chaos ( black and white) . This film tells the story of a mathematician, Max Coen, obsessed with a numerical system can predict and control everything that happens in the universe. His studies center on the stock, bringing the calculations of the famous number Pi. Before that discovery, as the story goes, he'll be plagued by a Jewish core (of a radical) and a large publicly traded company. The film was successful between critics and audiences, winning the Best Director award at the Sundance Film Festival (1998).
Two years later in 2000, was to be released Requiem for a Dream. Based on the novel by Hubert Selby, would also work as a writer for the adaptation of the novel to film. Film focusing on the world of drugs in collation with the consequences. Film starring Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, and Ellen Burstyn. The latter was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Actress. To highlight the Golden Spike Festival achieved in Valladolid.
The next film to see the light of Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain (2006). Counting the likes of actors Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Ellen Burstyn in the lead roles. It tells the story of a man who aims to save the life of his wife with cancer, we need the tree of life. Undertake, for that purpose, a trip to the past and the other to the future. Stressing the nomination for Golden Globe Clint Mansell (by BSO) and the Lion Venecia.The Aronofsky at Wrestler (2008), would be his penultimate film, fourth feature film, starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei. Tells the story of a former wrestling champion who is in the final of career. The Wrestler get the Golden Lion at Venice.
His last work, in 2010, was Black Swan. Movie you proceed to speak.
black Swan (Black Swan)
only speak of my experiment to viewing.
The world of ballet, as we all know, is a hard world, rugged and lonely. The subject in question must undergo strenuous training for years to reach a millimeter further, both physically and mentally, resulting in the loss of socialization, hours of study (not all physical training), competitiveness to be the best and envy of what alien beings, etc. In short, sacrifice to reach perfection through the body. But we can, by analogy, to extrapolate, for better understanding, many other sectors such as sports, arts, academics, etc. Who has ever struggled to excel in any field, be in the elite or at least dream about it? Based on this, answering in the affirmative (especially in the first two choices given above), we can see the hardness of the chosen path. Leaving aside the social, family, etc, everything, just make your self at any cost. The concern comes when we obsess on the road, lose control and sense of effort, seeing attacks where none exist, poking everyone who is around, leading to everything / which is put forward, all this with one goal: Perfection. Impact of lifestyle choice, in many cases, all mental.
The Black Swan project arises as a result of Aronofsky's desire to make an adaptation of "The Double", the work of Dostoevsky. Aronofsky, while raised to do something set in the world of the valley, because his sister is a dancer. Eventually, he came across the work of Swan Lake (ballet work written by composer Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), with also some double, white and black swan.
there a common link between all the characters in Darren, all seeking perfection accusing extreme loneliness that search (and other undesirable consequences, including mental): On the one hand we have (following his filmography), Max Coen, which finds the number that gives meaning to the universe focusing its efforts on the stock market, leaving aside their social life on the other hand, we and to The Fountain, the oncologist who is looking for the solution to cancer trial, due to the disease his wife, focuses his life on it: As the last passage (before the Black Swan), we found the wrestler, that bears a relationship to the film, the Black Swan. Both characters (Nina (Black Swan) and Randi (wrestler)), are connected in the use of the physical and the hardness of the chosen path, constantly coming pain, perfection through the physical and character of public recognition of its activity. It is true that their activities are exposed to differing target audiences (the ballet to the highest social class, while wrestling, often rigged to the lower middle class). These common elements of the previous characters within the films of Aronofski be repeated in the same way Nina: Centra his life in the world of art-work (ballet), perfection in this world (the sublime grating), the competitiveness inherent in the ballet, the absence of the father, overprotective mother, lack of social life, its natural chastity, etc. Psychological hell begins the moment the election of Nina, by Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel), for the lead role of "Swan Lake", which should make the black and white swans. Nina, through their efforts for their improvement reached an excellent level for their role white swan, with a refined technique, bordering on perfection. The problem lies in its role as the black swan, the purity of Nina is reprimanded by Thomas Leroy when playing the role of black swan. Both the break with the mother at a certain point in the film, as the search for the instability by its artistic director (Vincent Cassel in the role of Leroy) for Nina this black swan, adding the possible competition of his companion (Mila Kunis) and the envy of the other, the grievance of the former Swan, etc., leading to the white swan to wake up the other girl, the black swan (double, Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde)). Outbreak occurs then the gradual crescendo schizophrenic. There are many symbols schematic (to put it in some way) along the film, about what mentioned above (I've mentioned before that the details of the film was going to fend for those who do not have viewing)
Aronofsky tells a Black Swan from the point of view of Nina, as in the past have done Aronofsky (with Max and Randy Coen), leading to the character's psychological introspection under of what happened. Any signal from the outside world is aimed at him down, not to succeed, not to find perfection both anxiety, to steal his position, his role, particularly as he has struggled throughout his life. This is attacked by Nina, arrested, stamped, even annihilated the enemy Look out, attacking to destroy the barrier, when the real enemies, as in other embodiments of Aronofsky, are your own fears and collation with the obsession Extress LED life ... All this feelings, make us feel like true throughout the film, as is logical, as if in addition there is a force beyond human Nina trying to bite the dust ... The audience joins Nina in these feeling, seeing and being a victim is diminishing because of their obsession perfection, insane increase of no return. All accompanied by a calm atmosphere, a soundtrack lecture (with some excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Swan Side, Clint Manssel) and a suggestive and compelling visual technique (most notably choreography and dance scenes, experiencing the feelings of the characters as their own). Definitely, Aronofsky and Natalie Portman (in her performance or speak) in search of perfection. I have not seen so many "goose feather edge" in a room ...
