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Review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) by Maria D — 11 Oct 2008

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Kidman delivers another outstanding performance, transparent and magnetic. Downey is charming as usual. The movie itself is a very strange fairytale...

This review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) was written by Maria D on 11 Oct 2008.

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

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