Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

 (2006)


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  • Critics Rating 46 critics
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User Reviews

intrintriguing
Apr 14, 2008
jeeka69 - yahoo.com
Awesomely sensual...I have a new love of my life and it is Robert Downey Jr! Even with all that hair he was sexy.... Full review
Beautiful Movie
Feb 24, 2008
rubyrosewaters - yahoo.com
I thought Fur was wonderful. One of the most beautiful movies I have seen in a long time. Downy and Kidman were great.... Full review
Every picture tells a story.
Feb 20, 2008
Graham Greene - imdb.com
Any instance in which a filmmaker attempts to blend ideas of fact with fiction - especially when that particular fact is fairly well known and tied to an iconic historical figure - they're going to have problems in maintaining a... Full review
The Beauty and the Beast
Jan 14, 2008
Claudio Carvalho - imdb.com
In 1958, in New York City, the upper class Diane Arbus (Nicole Kidman) is a frustrated and lonely woman with a conventional marriage with two daughters. Her husband is a photographer sponsored by the wealthy parents of Diane, and she... Full review
wow
Dec 11, 2007
prudenceknox - yahoo.com
Despite the reviews this is a fabulous film. Robert Downey was great to watch. The art direction was incredible. Something to delight the senses. The attention to details and the overall look of this film was worth seeing. Please ignore the... Full review
This interesting mistake of a tribute to noted photographer Arbus would like to charm us with it's eccentricity and romanticize with unhinged love, but usually (and literally) drowns in pretension instead. This "imaginary portrait" is taken quite liberally, and a... Full review
Next time a true portrayal?
Apr 10, 2007
- imdb.com
I would be delighted if the Arbus estate, after having seen this film, commission a film called "The True Life of Diane Arbus" with an ending in the same vein as the film portrait of Sylvia Plath.My feeling, and it... Full review
Fur - A Shaggy Romantic Fantasy
Jan 20, 2007
Seat_G34 - imdb.com
In order to enjoy 'Fur - An imaginary portrait of Diane Arbus,' Stephen Shainberg needs the viewer to suspend all reality and prior knowledge of the American photographer, Diane Arbus. Paradoxically, it's the very use of Diane Arbus' name and... Full review
Fur - A Shaggy Romantic Fantasy
Jan 20, 2007
Mrs_Mills - imdb.com
In order to enjoy 'Fur - An imaginary portrait of Diane Arbus,' Stephen Shainberg needs the viewer to suspend all reality and prior knowledge of the American photographer, Diane Arbus. Paradoxically, it's the very use of Diane Arbus' name and knowledge... Full review
A " Must See Again" Film
Jan 14, 2007
shelleyannleedahl - imdb.com
Had I taken to heart what the movie reviewer in my local paper had written about this film (and his 2.5 star rating) -- I would not have gone. Fortunately, I checked out IMDb and read that someone had compared... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Oct 13, 2008
associatedcontent.com
Directed by Steven Shainberg (who directed the exceptional SECRETARY), FUR is an erotic film in desire in the most peculiar way (just like that of SECRETARY).....it overcomes the shortcomings of the script..... ... Full Review
| Oct 13, 2008
associatedcontent.com
Directed by Steven Shainberg (who directed the exceptional SECRETARY), FUR is an erotic film in desire in the most peculiar way (just like that of SECRETARY).....it overcomes the shortcomings of the script..... ... Full Review
| Sep 04, 2008
Urban Cinefile
It has the potential to reverberate in our memory with its well crafted mood, with Diane's gradual metamorphosis and with the strange, melancholy demi-monde from which Lionel comes. On the other hand, the film is so complete as a single vision, and the performances so acute, that the film must be considered an artistic success. ... Full Review
| May 08, 2007
Cinema Blend
But every so often an art film seeps through the cracks, usually because some glossy-eyed actress wants to prove shes intelligent. Sip from teacup) Diane begins a perverse (but beautiful) romance with Lionel, and he introduces her to the people and things shes been urging to see. ... Full Review
| Mar 12, 2007
BBC Films
Like his subject, pioneering photographer Diane Arbus, director Steven Shainberg relishes the dirty little secrets that arguably make us human. The rest is fairytale - Nicole Kidman in an adult version of Alice Through The Looking Glass - and while not entirely convincing, it is engaging. ... Full Review

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