F for Fake (1973)
- Original title
- Vérités et Mensonges
- Directed by
- Orson Welles
- Genre
- mockumentary
- Country
- Iran, Germany, France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 365 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Orson Welles hosts a documentary about art forger Elmyr de Hory and hoax biographer Clifford Irving. Welles examines what makes something authentic and how we assign value to art.
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What happens
F for Fake (French: Vérités et mensonges, "Truths and lies") is a 1973 docudrama film co-written, directed by, and starring Orson Welles who worked on the film alongside François Reichenbach, Oja Kodar, and Gary Graver. The film focuses on Elmyr de Hory's recounting of his career as a professional art forger; de Hory's story serves as the backdrop for a meandering investigation of the natures of authorship and authenticity, as well as the basis of the value of art. Far from serving as a traditional documentary on de Hory, the film also incorporates Welles's companion Oja Kodar, hoax biographer Clifford Irving, and Orson Welles as himself. F for Fake is sometimes considered an example of a film essay. In addition to the 88-minute film, in 1976, Welles also shot and edited a self-contained nine-minute short film as a "trailer", almost entirely composed of original material not found in the main film itself. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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