Even As A Yeti, I Like Her!

One of the things I really like about Nicole Kidman is the projects she chooses. She seems smart. She seems like she's into intellectual roles and roles that can constantly challenge her not only as an actress, but as an audience member as well. But that's not to say she doesn't dabble in mainstream cinema, because she obviously does; in roles like The Interpreter, The Others and Cold Mountain, plus more upcoming (I'm in great anticipation for the trailer to The Visiting). But even her mainstream efforts are way above the schlocky norm of our current mediocre BS releases.
One of the things I really don't like about Nicole Kidman is that she married Keith Urban. But, that's besides the point.

With risky and ambitious films like Dogville and Birth under her belt, it's apparent that Kidman is not afraid of audience reception, and that she is interested in pushing boundaries and obtrusive ideas. And it seems she continues this interest, in her latest film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus.

To be honest, I have no idea who Diane Arbus is or was, but from the trailer, I gather she's a revolutionary photographer that photographs handicapped people that live in her attic? Or was a tragic love victim of a werewolf? Or... something.
It's obvious that this isn't a retelling of Diane Arbus' life. Even the title makes a point of telling us it's more of a re-imagining. Changing specific details to better accustom the movie's themes and feelings to suit the person that was Diane Arbus, whoever the hell that was. One things for sure, she must have taken some pretty whacked out pictures.


Nicole Kidman is a real trooper throughout. At the beginning of the trailer, she's abnormally normal, and by the end, she's the Sasquatch. It's kind of a mind trip, there's definite allusions to Alice in Wonderland, which I know has been done billions of times before, but it doesn't seem overly hokey. And from what I could gather, Robert Downey Jr completes what is quite possibly the hairiest love triangle ever propositioned.
In all, I realise how freaking insane this movie looks and sounds, but it's relatively tame in comparison to movies like Drawing Restraint 9. If you really want to be freaked out by randomness and the question "What the fuck is going on right this second?", rent that. If you just feel like a unique and visionary story of love's struggle, then you might want to look out for this one.

Fur: An Imaginative Portrait of Diane Arbus - Picturehouse
Antipation Level: Low-Medium.
Look out for: I'm certain Yeti'd Nicole Kidman will be the signature image of this film.
US Release date: 10th November, 2006.
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