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BLACK SWAN (15)
.................................................................... . Showing at Apollo Paignton .... Artistic director Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) presides over a ballet company at New York's Lincoln Center, all too aware that his productions have lost their edge. So he very publicly terminates the services of prima ballerina Beth Macintyre (Winona Ryder) and chooses Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) as her replacement to lead an erotically charged new staging of Swan Lake. Nina is technically gifted but she struggles to express her emotions on stage, which causes friction with Thomas. Soon after, sensual ballerina Lily (Mila Kunis) is cast as understudy to the lead role and Nina feels threatened, as if the new girl is trying to usurp her. Harangued by her mother (Barbara Hershey), a former dancer who gave up everything to raise a family, Nina wrestles with fear and paranoia, teetering on the brink of an emotional breakdown.MORNING GLORY (12A).................................................................... . Showing at Apollo Paignton, Alexandra Newton Abbot, Reel Kingsbridge .... Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams) is one of the brightest stars at Good Morning New Jersey but her sterling efforts are rewarded with redundancy.See the full content of this document
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