Product: Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
Rating: 5.0
One of the best films I have seen in the past few years.
I rarely go to the movies nowadays: It would seem that Hollywood delivers only remakes of old movies or old stupid shows or cartoons. Hollywood writers seem to be doomed to adapt stuff that has already been written. What happened to creativity?It is certainly not the case with this film. It caught my attention from the start. Set in the repressive 1950's, it tells the story of a frustrated photographer victim of her castrating parents. Her main activity in life is to assist her photographer husband during fashion photo shoots and to take care of her children. Of course this is not enough for her: She is an original, a true artist.Everything changes when a man with hypertrichosis moves into her apartment building. They become friends as she is introduced into the vibrant underground world of "Freaks". While Nicole Kidman's former husband Tom Cruise needs to wear fat suits in stupid comedies in order to attempt to revive his career, Nicole Kidman delivers one of her best performances yet: She is poignant, vulnerable but at the same time her portrayal as a frustrated talent is very believable.Robert Downy JR. is also quite impressive in his role, he manages to be charismatic even when covered in all that fur. One can understand why Diane Arbus falls in love with him. As a whole, this picture invites us to explore and accept new concepts of beauty. It also explore the depth of human relationships. It's an original story, and a very pleasant surprise. I recommend it to anyone that has some brains and still enjoys good cinema.