Review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) by Kristin R — 22 Oct 2010

Strange but good! Robert Downey Jr is brilliantly cast as is Nicole Kidman!

This review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) was written by Kristin R on 22 Oct 2010.

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus has generally received mixed reviews.

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