Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

In 1958, in New York City, the upper class Diane Arbus is a frustrated and lonely woman with a conventional marriage with two daughters. Her husband is a photographer sponsored by the wealthy parents of Diane, and she works as his assistant. When Lionel Sweeney, a mysterious man with hypertrichosis (a.k.a. werewolf syndrome, a disease that causes excessive body hair), comes to live in the apartment in the upper floor, Diane feels a great attraction for him and is introduced to the world of freaks and marginalized people, falling in love with Lionel.

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Romance
Runtime: 122 minutes
Rating: 6.2/10 (5,513 votes)
Country: USA
Languages: English
Company: Edward R. Pressman Film
Sound: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
MPAA: Rated R for graphic nudity, some sexuality and language.

Director(s): Steven Shainberg

Producer(s):
Laura Bickford – producer
Patricia Bosworth – co-producer
Gerry Robert Byrne – co-producer
Alessandro Camon – executive producer
Vincent Farrell – co-producer (as Vincent D. Farrell III)
Andrew Fierberg – producer
William Pohlad – producer
Edward R. Pressman – executive producer
Michael Roban – executive producer
Mary Jane Skalski – co-producer
Bonnie Timmermann – producer

Writer(s):
Erin Cressida Wilson – (written by)
Patricia Bosworth – (book "Diane Arbus")

Cast:
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

Music: Carter Burwell

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One Response to Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

  1. George says:

    Nice movie
    Thanks

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