In a lush 1950s New York, Nicole Kidman portrays Diane Arbus, a woman suffocating within the pristine confines of her privileged, domestic life as a photographer for her husband's fashion business. Her meticulously ordered world is irrevocably tilted when a mysterious new neighbor, Lionel, played by Robert Downey Jr., moves into the apartment above. Covered head to toe in hair due to a rare condition, Lionel is a gateway to a hidden universe of social outcasts, carnival performers, and extraordinary souls living on the fringes. Directed by Steven Shainberg, this sumptuous and provocative drama imagines the transformative journey of the iconic artist. As Diane is drawn deeper into Lionel's mesmerizing and unconventional world, she begins to shed her own skin, confronting her desires and discovering the unsettling, beautiful vision that will define her legendary photography. This is not a literal biography, but an atmospheric and sensual exploration of artistic awakening, where the pursuit of the strange becomes a path to profound self-discovery.