Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
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.
- Steven Shainberg
- Annie Welles
- Erin Cressida Wilson
Rating: 6.1/10 by 282 users
Alternative Title:
Fur - ZA
Diane Arbus - Eine besondere Liebesgeschichte - DE
Kožich: Imaginární portrét Diane Arbusové - CZ
Retrato de una obsesión - ES
Fell - Eine Liebesgeschichte - DE
皮囊 - CN
皮相猎影 - CN
梦幻皮草 - CN
Fur: Um Retrato Imaginário de Diane Arbus - PT
Fell - Ein imaginäres Portrait von Diane Arbus - DE
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 02 minutes
Budget: $16,800,000
Revenue: $2,312,717
Plot Keyword: photographer, biography, hair, werewolf, hypertrichosis, freak, naturism
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)
