Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

Most everyone has some sort of fetish. Many people have more than one. It is often at the most inappropriate times that we discover what it is. We wonder how much attention we have to expend in order to keep it under control. At times, we share what it is with others in hopes to find understanding, acceptance or, periodically, a like-minded devotee. Or we might find ourselves shunned by those who lack the understanding of how a fetish can influence what we do and how we live. If it is family, we can find a way to ignore it and get along with the day to day life and hope that they’ll get over it and not bring embarrassment to the household. Diane Arbus (Nicole Kidman) has found hers and it is tearing her family apart. She spends too much time in the company of Lionel Sweeney (Robert Downey Jr.) and his coterie of unusual friends and her family doesn’t know what to do about it. She was urged to explore her artistic side by her husband Allan (Ty Burrell) and she embraced it to the exclusion of her familial responsibilities without a thought for them. She doesn’t appear to want to surface from the world in which she has immersed herself.

Director:  Steven Shainberg Writer:  Erin Cressida Wilson; Patricia Bosworth 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 Emily Bergl -  Alicia Lynne Marie Stetson -  Fiona Gwendolyn Bucci -  Dominatrix Christina Rouner -  Lois Matt Servitto -  Handsome Client David Green -  Another Client