The Big Picture: Darren Aronofsky Career & Biographical Notes: Funded his directorial debut, Pi, with donations from friends and family. Went to Harvard University Cast his fiancee, Rachael Weisz, in The Fountain. She later admitted to not fully understanding what the ending of the film is supposed to mean. Hated the way Mickey Rourke always smelled like wet dog

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Darren Aronofsky Trivia Quizzes
at HowWellDoYouKnow.com:

• Black Swan
• Requiem for a Dream
• Wrestler, The

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Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
The Wrestler	12/17/08	N/A
The Fountain	11/22/06	R	1472	3.77	10.11	Info

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Awards:

2010
Black Swan

• Runner-Up: Best Director, Directors' Guild

2008
The Wrestler

• Runner-Up: Best Director, Online Film Critics Association

2000
Requiem for a Dream

• Win: Best Director, Online Film Critics Association
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Chicago Film Critics

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