A Look at Holiday Movies
12 December 2010
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith.
STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. Some of the best movies of the year are released in December. Many will be competing for Academy Awards next year. This week we look at a few of these interesting new films.
(Sound: “The Black Swan”)
“I had the craziest dream last night about a girl who was turned into a swan; but her prince falls for the wrong girl and she kills herself.”
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: One of the most talked about new movies is a psychological thriller about the world of ballet called “Black Swan.” Natalie Portman plays a young woman named Nina Sayers who dances in a New York ballet company. She is given the leading role in a production of the famous ballet “Swan Lake.” She must dance two roles -- the innocent White Swan and the evil Black Swan. The director of the ballet company, played by French actor Vincent Cassel, questions whether she can do this.
(Sound: “The Black Swan”)
“In four years, every time you dance I see you obsessed with getting each and every move perfectly right, but I never see you lose yourself … ever. All that discipline for what?”
“I want to be perfect.”
“Perfection is not just about control. It is also about letting go. Surprise yourself so you can surprise the audience. Transcendence: very few have it in them.”
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