Episode 030: Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

Director Steven Shainberg joins a conversation about his lifelong cinematic obsession with Diane Arbus and the intimate spaces where humans reveal ourselves to each other.

Directed by Steven Shainberg. Written by Erin Cressida Wilson. Starring Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrel, Jan e Alexander and Harris Yulin

How is the world wrong about this movie?

From Andras: After the success of "Secretary” Steven Shainberg gave us the perfect follow up in “Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus”, casting a new light on its stars and its subject but the critical response was confused and the audience response was ambivalent. In my conversation with Steven we mention a student film called “The Prom” that he directed and in which I played a lead role along with Jennifer Jason-Leigh.

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