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My Take
Darren Aronofsky exhausts me, and I mean that as high praise. From Requiem for a Dream to Black Swan to The Whale, he keeps making films about obsession that are themselves acts of obsession, pushing actors and audiences to the edge of endurance. What fascinates me is the contradiction: a Harvard-educated Brooklyn intellectual whose films bypass the brain entirely and hit the gut. He extends genuine compassion to broken people even while filming their collapse without mercy, and that tension is his signature. Not every swing connects, and Mother! still divides me, but I would rather watch his ambitious failures than most directors' safe successes.
Overview
Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, dramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological realism. His accolades include a Golden Lion and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and the British Academy Film Award.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Darren Aronofsky
- Name (Japanese)
- ダーレン・アロノフスキー
- Reading
- だーれん・あろのふすきー
- Born
- February 12, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film producer / film director / screenwriter / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Edward R. Murrow High School
- University
- Harvard University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Requiem for a Dream | — | |
| Notable work | Black Swan | — | |
| Notable work | The Whale | — | |
| Notable work | The Wrestler | — | |
| Notable work | Mother! | — | |
| Notable work | Caught Stealing | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.