F for fake /

Trickery. Deceit. Magic. 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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	F for fake (Motion picture)
Other Authors:	Welles, Orson, 1915-1985 (Screenwriter, Narrator, Director), Antoine, Dominique, 1936-2022 (Producer), Kodar, Oja (on-screen participant.), Hory, Elmyr de (on-screen participant.), Irving, Clifford (on-screen participant.), Irving, Edith (on-screen participant.), Reichenbach, François, 1921-1993 (on-screen participant.), Graver, Gary (on-screen participant.)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[France] : Les Films Prisme, 1973.
Subjects:	Impostors and imposture. Art forgers. Art > Forgeries. Faussaires de l'art. Art > Faux. Documentaries and Factual Films Documentary films. Experimental films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Summary:	Trickery. Deceit. Magic. 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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (88 min., 45 sec.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Playing Time:	01:28:45
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:	Won 1974 Sant Jordi Awards Sant Jordi, Best Foreign Film
Production Credits:	Director and screenwriter, Orson Welles ; producer, Dominique Antoine ; director of photography, Gary Graver ; editor, Marie-Sophie Dubus with Dominique Engerer ; music, Michel Legrand.