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Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

Year:

2006

Duration:

122 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Steven Shainberg

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2006-10-20

Filming Locations: East 54th Street Recreation Center, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $16,800,000

Opening Weekend: $28,815 (USA) (12 November 2006)

Gross: $220,914 (USA) (17 December 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

Robert Downey Jr.

Jane Alexander

Nicole Kidman

Diane Arbus

Ty Burrell

Allan Arbus

Harris Yulin

David 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

Lynn-Marie Stetson

Fiona (Naked Girl) (as Lynn Marie Stetson)

Gwendolyn Bucci

Dominatrix

Christina Rouner

Lois

Matt Servitto

Handsome Client

David Green

Another Client

Sandriel Frank

Fox Model

Krista Coyle

Fashion Model

Joseph McKenna

Bald Man

John C. Gallagher

Carnival Talker

Courtney Taylor Burness

Little Diane

Maureen Shannon

Rose the Maid

David Perkins

Man with Dominatrix

Eric Gingold

Giant

José Rafael Arango

Funeral Home Director (as Jose Rafael Arango)

George McGrath

Transvestite

David Steinberg

Singing Little Person (as David Joseph Steinberg)

Natalie Dix

Abby

Kim Taggart

Model Kate

Teddy Tilkin

Hank

Jess Osuna

Elevator Man

Laura Andrew

Siamese Twin

Leesa Andrew

Siamese Twin

Nalu Tripician

Boy with Birthmark

Rachel Boynton

Marilyn Dobrin

Curly

Heather Corby

Janie Martinez

Scott Fishbein

Lisa Heywood

Todd Robbins

Rochelle Bostrom

Adriana Biasi

Armen Hovanesian

Hedi Albertson

Kevin Moore

(as Kevin 'Peppermint' Moore)

James 'Tigger!' Ferguson

Blu Toth

(as Blue Toth)

Mayuko

Anna Merkulova

Carina Wretman

Peter 'Demi Tasse' Loicono

(as Peter Loicono 'Demi Tasse')

Carrie Navarro

Kimm R. Schwert

Party Guest (as Kim Schwert)

M. Xavier O'Connor

(as Xavier O'Connor)

Laine Rettmer

Model

Emire Lena

Ben Sanders

Peggy Cafferty

Ironing Board Model

Sammy Areizaga

Brian 'Hattie' Butterick

Amanda Congdon

Reza Garakani

Sean Allison

Lena S.

Maria Telesca

Bill Huntley

Marie Constanti

Jennifer Kusner

Victoria Meblina

Delirium Tremens

Lucy Walsh

Heidi Albertsen

Model (uncredited)

Racheline Maltese

Nudist (uncredited)

Nic Novicki

Party Guy (uncredited)

Reyna Shaskan

Voice (uncredited)

Ryan Shore

String Trio, Violinist (uncredited)

Laura D. Williams

Fashion Model (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

MGM optioned the biography upon which this film is based ("Arbus") in 1984 as a possible starring vehicle for Diane Keaton.

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Robert Downey Jr. has a previous connection to the Arbus family. His father, filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. made Greaser's Palace (1972) starring Diane Arbus' ex-husband Allan, with young Robert in a small part.

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Samantha Morton was originally cast as Diane Arbus.

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Goofs

One of the negatives that Mr. Arbus is developing is a Kodak T-MAX 400, which was not available in 1958.

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Towards the end of the movie, Lionel is shown beginning to blow up the canvas raft. He later explains that it is for Diane when he takes his final swim. Someone suffering from such extremely low lung function that he will only live a few months would never be able to inflate a raft that size.

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In the beginning of the movie, during the fur coat fashion show, Diane goes out onto the porch to expose herself. When she first walks out, the top two buttons of her dress are unbuttoned. The scene cuts to a close-up of Diane and the top two buttons are now buttoned.

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Quotes

Diane Arbus: Why did you throw down the key?

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Man: What do you photograph? Diane Arbus: Me? Oh no, I'm not the photographer. My husband is.

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Diane Arbus: Why isn't she your girlfriend?

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Faq

What the heck is going on in this movie?

If you were like me and jumped in halfway through the movie on HBO, for example, you are going o be utterly confused. It is likely best not to make any judgements right off the bat. I am extremely good at picking up the plots of movies, but this one you need to start from the beggining.

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