Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

30/8/2006 2h 2m 6.1/10

Overview

In 1958 New York Diane Arbus is a housewife and mother who works as an assistant to her husband, a photographer employed by her wealthy parents. Respectable though her life is, she cannot help but feel uncomfortable in her privileged world. One night, a new neighbor catches Diane's eye, and the enigmatic man inspires her to set forth on the path to discovering her own artistry.

Director

Steven Shainberg

Top Billed Cast

Nicole Kidman

Diane Arbus

Robert Downey Jr.

Lionel Sweeney

Harris Yulin

David Nemerov

Emmy Clarke

Grace Arbus

Ty Burrell

Allan Arbus

Jane Alexander

Gertrude Nemerov

Reviews

Crazypiglady

4/8/2023

/10

I watched this as I'm a keen photographer and hoped to learn more about Arbus despite the film being honestly marketed as mostly fiction (the other main character 'Lionel' and anything about the family other than their existence) based loosely on an unauthorised biography. I learned how to pronounce Diane but not a lot else. That doesn't make it a bad film just not very educational. It's a good idea for a film but doesn't quite hit the mark. Given the artistic license it affords itself it could have gone anywhere but it doesn't really. There are some interesting, quirky and funny bits in it but somehow it doesn't quite hold them together coherently. 6/10 (and one of those is simply for having a TLR Rolleiflex in it)