In Orson Welles' free-form documentary, the legendary filmmaker gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career-the tenuous line between truth and illusion, art and lies. Beginning with portraits of world-renowned art forger Elmyr de Hory and his devious biographer, Clifford Irving, Welles goes on a dizzying cinematic journey that simultaneously exposes and revels in fakery and fakers of all stripes—not the least of which is Welles himself. Charming and poignant,
F for Fake is an inspired prank and a searching examination of the essential duplicity of cinema.
In English, French and Spanish, with English subtitles.
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