Thomas Leroy in Black Swan
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Thomas Leroy in Black Swan is the demanding and manipulative artistic director of a New York City ballet company who pushes his dancers to psychological extremes in pursuit of a perfect performance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Leroy | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet artistic director
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Black Swan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of power in the arts
ⓘ
blurred boundaries between art and exploitation ⓘ |
| castsAsSwanQueen | Nina Sayers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
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controlling ⓘ demanding ⓘ manipulative ⓘ perfectionist ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Darren Aronofsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | film Black Swan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demandsFromDancers |
emotional authenticity
ⓘ
technical excellence ⓘ |
| directsProduction | Swan Lake (company production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | New York City ballet company (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Black Swan (2010 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Leroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
drama
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
corps de ballet
ⓘ
principal dancers ⓘ |
| influences | Nina Sayers' mental state ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pursuit of perfect performance
ⓘ
pushing dancers to psychological extremes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| motivatesBy | psychological pressure ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies destructive pursuit of artistic perfection ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst for protagonist's transformation ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | French (implied by portrayal/accent) ⓘ |
| occupation |
artistic director
ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Vincent Cassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToNina |
antagonist
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mentor ⓘ |
| replacesInLeadRole | Beth Macintyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsArtisticStandardAs | absolute perfection ⓘ |
| supervises |
Beth Macintyre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lily NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Sayers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | sexual manipulation as a control tactic ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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