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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
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Date  Helpful Rating 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Wow!Posted: 7/4/2007A review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus by Anonymous Fascinating film! I was completely engrossed. I think I even tried not to blink. It's rare a film will stick with me for so long after I watch it. Usually I watch them and forget them. Shainberg is good, REALLY GOOD. Secretary had a similar hypnotizing quality. Bravo to a wonderful piece of art. More people should see this film!!!! Was this review helpful? Sign In 0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Fur crafted and acted but too narrowlyPosted: 11/6/2006A review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus by Charles1030 The subtitle of Fur An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus serves as fair warning to unsuspecting souls expecting a full-fledged biopic about the late, now practically legendary photographer. A defiantly outre take on how the subject transformed herself from an upper-class New York housewife to a singular artist, pic is impressively crafted and acted but far too narrowly too late and benignly conceived to satisfy even on its own terms. Despite toplined names of Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr., Picturehouse faces a hard road pushing this beyond urban arthouses.
Thats not to say that Fur does not remain intriguing much of the way, nor that Shainberg has failed to realize exactly the film he wanted to make. The images are precise and often bracing, with Bill Popes camera ever on the prowl through the mysterious wonderland of production designer Amy Dangers set for Lionels apartment, which contrasts in its strangeness to the more familiar trappings of late 50s Gotham.
Sporting dark brown hair, Kidman responds with quicksilver subtlety to the progressive stages of her characters journey. But since Diane is a largely reactive role, Downey, playing the character calling the dramatic shots, in addition to boasting a far more spectacular hairdo, is able to dominate the picture while speaking his lines with a calm, low-pitched self-confidence and with sparkling eyes that provide the focal points for a great many scenes.
Carter Burwells frisky score, with its inventive orchestrations and strong sense of movement, is a big plus. Was this review helpful? Sign In 1-2 of 2 Per Page | ||
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