Product: Fur - An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
Rating: 5.0
Quirky, but Beautiful
I just watched Fur on HBO, I sat there stone faced, I could not take my eyes off the TV screen. Usually, I flip around to other stations, but this movie took my breath away.I read Diane (prounced Dee-Ann) Arbus' biography many years ago. Her photographs of "unusual people" have haunted me for years. She was a genius, but a tortured person. She committed suicide by slashing her wrists while she was in her bath tub. She bled to death, and her body was not discovered for several days.When I first heard about "Fur" I thought, how could Nicole Kidman portray a short Jewish woman? Arbus was only 5 feet tall, Kidman almost 6 feet tall. But Kidman nailed it. She made me believe that she was Diane Arbus. Her chemistry with Downey was remarkable. Fabulous acting from these two marvelous actors. So glad to see Downey getting his "act" together after his miserable drug addictions. Bravo Downey! You were amazing, how I just loved you in this role.This movie reminds me of the tv series "Beauty and the Beast." Vincent and Catherine. Love knows no boundaries. And the scene where Kidman shaves her lover, how beautiful! Such total love.I am about to buy this DVD right now. I just want to watch it over and over. I just loved this movie!