Review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) by Trista J — 03 Sep 2012

A modern day 'Beauty and the Beast.' It's odd and quite different. Sucked me in right away.

This review of Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) was written by Trista J on 03 September 2012.

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus has generally received mixed reviews.

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