Fur [videorecording] : an imaginary portrait of Diane Arbus / Picturehouse and River Road Entertainment present ; a film by Steven Shainberg ; produced by William Pohlad ... [et al.] ; written by Erin Cressida Wilson ; directed by Steven Shainberg ; an Edward R. Pressman Film Corp., Bonnie Timmerman, Iron Films, Vox3 production.
Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey, Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin, Jane Alexander, Emmy Clarke, Geneiveve McCarthy, Boris McGiver, Marceline Hugot, Mary Duffy. Inspired by the book "Diane Arbus" by Patricia Bosworth. "This is a film about Diane Arbus, but it is not a historical biography ... [it] is a tribute to Diane: a film that invents characters and situations that reach beyond reality to express what might have been Arbus's inner experience on her extraordinary path."--Pre-title screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Widescreen format. Special features: audio commentary with director; Fur: HBO first look ; deleted scenes ; trailers ; DVD/ROM access to online features with InterActual player (included).
Summary:
Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in with Lionel Sweeney. Sweeney is an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century. Diane's strange, new world unlocks her deepest secrets, awakens her remarkable artistic genius, and launches her path to becoming the artist she is meant to be.
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