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“Black Swan,” the opening film at the Venice film festival this year and the latest movie by Natalie Portman, is earning the 29-year old actress very positive reviews. One reviewer at the festival said that this performance “elevates her … to a major star.”

In the film, Portman portrays a ballerina in New York City who is obsessed with being technically perfect. In doing so, she puts herself under enormous pressure at enormous cost.

When the ballerina lands the leading role in “Swan Lake” after years of work, her part is threatened when a newer member in her dance troop looks to take the part away.

Journalist David Gritten said in Britain’s Daily Telegraph, “Every film festival benefits hugely from a strong opening film, and they don’t come a lot stronger than Black Swan.”

“Powerful, gripping and always intriguing, it also features a lead performance from Natalie Portman that elevates her from a substantial leading actress to major star likely to be lifting awards in the near future.”

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