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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) -- Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus (Kidman) falls in with Lionel Sweeney (Downey Jr.), an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twent

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Director:
Steven Shainberg
Writers (WGA):
Erin Cressida Wilson (written by)
Patricia Bosworth (book)
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Release Date:
20 October 2006 (Italy) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Kidman Cancels Publicity Appearances
 (From WENN. 3 November 2006)

Top upcoming 50 films of 2006
 (From ioncinema. 15 January 2006)

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Next time a true portrayal? more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicole Kidman ... Diane Arbus

Robert Downey Jr. ... Lionel Sweeney

Ty Burrell ... Allan Arbus
Harris Yulin ... David Nemerov

Jane Alexander ... Gertrude Nemerov

Emmy Clarke ... Grace Arbus
Genevieve McCarthy ... Sophie Arbus

Boris McGiver ... Jack Henry
Marceline Hugot ... Tippa Henry
Mary Duffy ... Althea

Emily Bergl ... Allan's New Assistant
Lynne Marie Stetson ... Fiona (Naked Girl) (as Lynn Marie Stetson)
Gwendolyn Bucci ... Dominatrix

Christina Rouner ... Lois

Matt Servitto ... Handsome Client
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Also Known As:
Fur (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for graphic nudity, some sexuality and language.
Runtime:
122 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

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Trivia:
MGM optioned the biography upon which this film is based ("Arbus") in 1984 as a possible starring vehicle for Diane Keaton. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When Allen is taking flash photographs, he takes more than one photo without replacing the flashbulb. Electronic flash wasn't used in 1958. more
Quotes:
Diane Arbus: I want to take a portrait of you and your wife.
Lionel Sweeney: I don't have a wife.
Diane Arbus: Then I want to take a portrait of you. Just you.
Lionel Sweeney: Why do you want to take a portrait of someone you've never seen, Diane?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Worst of 2006" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Midnight Romance more

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23 out of 38 people found the following comment useful:-
Next time a true portrayal?, 10 April 2007
Author: from United Kingdom

I would be delighted if the Arbus estate, after having seen this film, commission a film called "The True Life of Diane Arbus" with an ending in the same vein as the film portrait of Sylvia Plath.

My feeling, and it is only that, Ms Arbus was never timid in her photography of people. Nor were the people on the fringe of society organised in the way the film suggests they were.

If you like lingering shots of Ms Kidman and enjoy bubblegum for the eyes then do go and see it. If, on the other hand, and that was my motive for going to see the film, you wish to learn more about a talented photographer of worth, then your cinema ticket price might be better spent on a book about Diane Arbus.

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