Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

Regisseur:

Steven Shainberg

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Erin Cressida Wilson (written by)
Patricia Bosworth (book)

Premierendatum:

20. Oktober 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Biographie | Drama

Plot:

Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus (Kidman) falls in with Lionel Sweeney (Downey Jr.), an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century.

Plot Keywords:

Nudist Colony | Female Full Frontal Nudity | Female Frontal Nudity | Male Frontal Nudity | Male Full Frontal Nudity

Filmpreise:

1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

It touched me deeply

Besetzung

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
Emily Bergl	...	Allan's New Assistant
Lynne Marie Stetson	...	Fiona (Naked Girl) (as Lynn Marie Stetson)
Gwendolyn Bucci	...	Dominatrix
Christina Rouner	...	Lois
Matt Servitto	...	Handsome Client

Alternativ:

Fur (USA) (working title)
Fell - Ein imaginäres Portrait von Diane Arbus (Deutschland) (DVD title) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic nudity, some sexuality and language.

Länge:

122 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Chile:14 | Argentina:16 | Greece:K-13 | Finland:K-13 | UK:15 | Japan:R-18 | Ireland:15A | USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:7

Drehorte:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Firma:

Edward R. Pressman Film

Dies und das:

Samantha Morton was originally cast as Diane Arbus.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: When Allen is taking flash photographs, he takes more than one photo without replacing the flashbulb. Electronic flash wasn't used in 1958.

Dialogzitate:

Diane Arbus: Why don't you tell a secret?

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Worst of 2006" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Whistle and Flute

It touched me deeply

I saw Fur this afternoon. I went to the 1:30 pm matinée and we were only three in the theater. That's OK… I felt like it was a private showing. From the very start of the making this film, the whole story got my attention, more than any other. It wasn't simply an opportunity to see Robert work – it was my kind of film. I love the unusual, the weird, the unique and all of these elements were in this film. When Lionel tells Diane that he's "been waiting for a real freak" I knew just what he meant. Diane has been forbidding her own self to be true and she suffers from it. Lionel is her liberator, it's a love story of the most spiritual kind since "…there are only two sins; the first is to interfere with the growth of another human being, and the second is to interfere with one's own growth." I thought the chemistry between Nicole and Robert was right on, both of them being seekers of truth. If you believe that the eyes are windows to your soul then you will be unable to take your eyes off the screen. Their journey is in their eyes – you see in them the curiosity, the fascination, the fear, the pain, the joy, the love and finally the liberation of their souls. When the photograph is finally taken, Robert has your heart in his hands. If any of you have gone through that "soul transformation" experience, you will recognize it. If not, it's still a great fairy tale.

I love the sets, the music and the photography because they served the story so well. And all I have to say about the love scene is Oh. My. God. This is a film I want to see again, and again.

As for the mix reviews, maybe, just maybe, if they had not used Diane Arbus' name, the critics would have been kinder and they would have been willing to have more of an open mind. The writer and director used Arbus' claim to fame to explore the spark, the birth if you will of creativity. In any case, those who got it loved it and those who did not get it, smothered it. I guess I don't have to tell you I loved it.