What Do London’s Ballet Stars Make of Black Swan?

Lauren Cuthbertson: “Some of Nina’s character felt accurate. We’re all obsessive in how we approach a new role … But in the film it’s all so extreme.” Edward Watson: “[W]hile this film shows the drive ballet dancers have to become perfect, it makes what we do look so naff and laughable. … The one cliche they didn’t go for so much was the bitching.”