F for Fake
Documentary • PG • 1973 • 1 hr 29 min
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Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, Laurence Harvey
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The fake exposes the real for being made up of a fake fabric. This film does just that.
A film unlike any other. Certainly the best documentary I’ve ever seen.
Pretty easy to guess what this movie is going for but it’s still a fun journey
Never seen anything like this. Swift, unique editing. A dizzying, multi-faceted sort-of documentary w/fiction woven in. Welles is entrancing
A unique and unconventional documentary, exploring blurred lines between truth and fiction. May be a bit too experimental for some
Absolutely fantastic, very few films can have you transfixed throughout whilst still managing to surprise and shock - must watch
Orson Welles was a nut and I’m thankful for it.
An iconic and groundbreaking documentary. Welles makes a clever point by saying every art is deceiving and every artist is in a way, a fraud
A great essay film with engrossing stories and interesting insight into the ”trickery” that makes filmmaking seem magical.
An engaging look at the world of art forgery through Orson Welles’s mischievous lens.
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