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The Film File
Nicole Kidman, who assumes the role of Diane Arbus in "Fur," is unique among modern movie stars in her willingness to take on tough parts and put herself in the hands of little-known or art-house directors. And it's not hard to see why filmmakers as varied as Jane Campion ("The Portrait of a Lady"), Jonathan Glazer ("Birth"), and Lars von Trier ("Dogville") have wanted to play Pygmalion to her Galatea. She's responsive, eager, and gentle; her tactile flesh takes the light better than anyone else's; her confiding smile can turn demanding and perverse, and yet she still seems fresh, as if she'd taken up acting last month. ...