A Scene From 'Black Swan'

Art of Cinema on Instagram: "Natalie Portman began intensive ballet training for Black Swan about a year before filming, committing to the work even before there was a fully funded production in place. According to Darren Aronofsky, she paid for this training out of her own pocket while he was still looking for investors, and he later credited her dedication as a key reason the film was able to get made at all. Portman even accepted a role in the comedy Your Highness (2011) largely for the paych