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Tributes and Retrospectives - Tribute to the French Cinematheque - A Selection by Frédéric Bonnaud
Crew:
Screenplay: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar
Cinematography: Gary Graver
Editors: Marie-Sophie Dubus, Dominique Engerer
Cinematography: Gary Graver
Editors: Marie-Sophie Dubus, Dominique Engerer
In F for Fake, a free-form sort-of documentary by Orson Welles, the legendary filmmaker (and self-described charlatan) gleefully reengages with the central preoccupation of his career: the tenuous lines between illusion and truth, art and lies. Beginning with portraits of the world- renowned art forger Elmyr de Hory and his equally devious biographer, Clifford Irving, Welles embarks on a dizzying journey that simultaneously exposes and revels in fakery and fakers of all stripes—not the least of whom is Welles himself.
Charming and inventive, F for Fake is an inspired prank and a clever examination of the essential duplicity of cinema.
Charming and inventive, F for Fake is an inspired prank and a clever examination of the essential duplicity of cinema.
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Cast:
Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, François Reichenbach, Gary Graver -
Original Title:
F for Fake -
Country:
United States of America -
Year:
1975 - 88' Subtitles: PT
Crew:
Screenplay: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar
Cinematography: Gary Graver
Editors: Marie-Sophie Dubus, Dominique Engerer
Cinematography: Gary Graver
Editors: Marie-Sophie Dubus, Dominique Engerer