Review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) by Candice M — 02 Aug 2008

Really beautiful. Touching story. Gorgeous cinematography. Great art direction.

This review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) was written by Candice M on 02 Aug 2008.

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

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 25 Mar 2012

The result is this metabiography that says almost nothing about the great photographer's life or art…

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By Jessica Reaves (90) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 07 Nov 2014

The result is a revelatory, challenging and deeply affecting portrait, anchored by what may be Kidman's most profoundly moving performance to date…

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By Mery M (12) on 05 Mar 2012

This is in my top 5 favorite movies!!!! Its very sexy and celebrates being weird…

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By Huw G (575) on 05 Aug 2012

Very watchable, but uninvolving. Feels like someone's daydream fantasy, & the subject of Diane Arbus seems irrelevant…

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By Jackie M (340) on 20 Oct 2012

This is an odd little movie that if you take a moment to step back from the freaks and look at the art of the picture it really is quite beautiful…

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Review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

By Oxana (286) on 27 Aug 2014

An interesting, slightly odd movie…

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By Abel D (318) on 17 Oct 2016

Two stellar leads and some terrifically ambiant direction are undercut by a thematically indecisive screenplay that juggles marital life, perception,…

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Review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

By Emma S (416) on 29 Jan 2014

I really enjoyed this film, Nicole Kidman is fantastic (as always) and I just got totally caught up in the whole story…

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By Matt B (1,998) on 08 Jun 2015

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus is a prime example of when a movie trying to be unique ends up pretentious…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 01 Apr 2015

Fiction can sometimes be used to access a deeper truth than mere fact, but in this case all it does is obscure and confuse a fascinating life story…

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