Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.
F for Fake is showing in 1 cinema in Los Angeles — next screening Wednesday 15 July at 19:30 at Fine Arts Theatre.
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I think maybe we – collectively, as a species – need to come to terms with the idea that Orson Welles was the best person ever.He speaks with import but without arrogance. He's brilliant, he KNOWS he's brilliant, but he behaves as though you're on the same page. He gives you that credit, and not to embarrass you. He's the antithesis of pretension. "I began at the top, and I've been working my way down ever since," he says in this, his final film. That's still a mighty high bar.
Perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being at a party and getting sucked into a conversation on a subject you’re unfamiliar with but the person speaking is so fascinating that you can’t tear yourself away, and you wouldn’t want to even if you could.
Convincing the audience your girlfriend is hot enough to horn-up Picasso into 22 portraits... ultimate flex.
It is a cinematic essay where director Orson Welles muses on the themes of deception, authorship, and the nature of art through the stories of famous forger Elmyr de Hory and hoaxer Clifford Irving.
Orson Welles directed the film, which was released in 1973 as his final major completed work.
No, it blends elements of documentary, fiction, and video essay, deliberately blurring lines between reality and fabrication.
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