Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Picturehouse Entertainment | Release Date: November 10, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
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19
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4
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L.A. WeeklyScott Foundas
Much of the film is as strange and oddly beautiful as one of Arbus' own photographs, bold in its attempt to find new ways of cracking the biopic chestnut and sensitive in its portrayal of a 1950s woman who, like so many of her contemporaries, finds herself imprisoned in a "Good Housekeeping" nightmare. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneJessica Reaves
The result is a revelatory, challenging and deeply affecting portrait, anchored by what may be Kidman's most profoundly moving performance to date. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
Kidman brings her character to life with a fey, moth-to-the-flame enthrallment that's both touching and fascinating. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Yet whenever you get too irritated at Fur's pretensions, the remarkable acting of its two stars pulls you back in and keeps you watching. Read full review
70
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
Purists will howl at the liberties Shainberg has taken with the facts, but there's a bravery to Fur, an uncompromising commitment to its narrow focus -- of one woman's creative birth -- that rhymes with Arbus's own artistic courage. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Fur is that rare movie that's TOO understated, so quiet and deliberate that it effectively buries consuming passions. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
This is a Beauty & the Beast romance between Nicole Kidman and Chewbacca. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
If the only measure of Fur's achievement was in how well it conjures the fairy-tale mood of Arbus' most memorable photos, then it is a modest success. But as a chronicle of the turning point in an artist's creative life, it falls flat on its viewfinder. Read full review
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