Review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) by Mayab. — 13 Apr 2009
If nobody had been so adamant about making this film "about" Diane Arbus, it would be a perfect story about how an uncommon woman, living in the lap of luxury and perfection, discovers her own capability to see beyond the shape of things and boredom that privilege means.
Unfortunately, Trying to impose a good fairy tale on the personality of a real, talented woman who obviously never believed in such fairy tales, judging from the raw unsentimentality of her work is a huge mistake.
Take out all the allusions to Arbus' photography (and the snail pacing at the beginning) and the movie works like a charm.
This review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) was written by Mayab. on 13 Apr 2009.
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus has generally received mixed reviews.
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