Darren Aronofsky
(1969-Present)
Filmography as Director:
Pi (1998) ***+
Requiem For a Dream (2000) ****
The Fountain (2006) **+
The Wrestler (2008) ****
Black Swan (2010) ****
Academy Awards:
2010: Best Director (Black Swan) (Nominated)
Darren Aronofsky is one of today's finest filmmakers. Even though he has to date produced only a small handful of films, he has been gaining more and more notoriety with each subsequent film he has directed.
Aronofsky finally gained major recognition by the Academy in 2010 with his film Black Swan about a ballerina who becomes terrified of her body. As a matter of fact, all of Aranofsky's films feature that same motif. He often makes his audiences fear their own bodies, either from mental illness (Pi and Black Swan), drugs (Requiem For a Dream and The Wrestler), self-inflicted violence (The Wrestler), or disease (The Fountain). What is truly remarkable about Aronofsky as a filmmaker is his consistent ability to be emotionally resonant in every movie, be it from thrills, passions, or what-have-you.
I foresee many great things to come from Darren Aronofsky in the future. He is still a relatively young, filmmaker, with his career and voice even still developing.
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