Saturday, September 15, 2007

Fur : An Imaginary portrait of Diane Arbus

Slightly disturbing "imaginary" biography - kind of the movie makers to make it clear. The movie attempts to depict in an imaginative way the reason behind the legendary photographer Diane Arbus' passion for freaks - a word that epitomises Arbus' style. Nicole Kidman as Diane Arbus gets drawn to her strange neighbour and away from the mundane routine of home. Slowly as she realises her interest in the fringes, she falls in love with someone who belongs there.

As to why Nicole Kidman picks such disturbing characters to play is worth a story - and surely an inspiration for an "imaginary portrait" many years later!

Rating : * * +

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