In Collection
#227
Seen It:
No
Owner:
Ben
Documentary
USA / English
Director |
Orson Welles; Bogdanovich, Peter |
Cinematography |
Graver, Gary |
To call Orson Welles's
F For Fake a documentary would be somewhat deceitful, but deceit itself is very much the subject of this curious film essay. Welles ruminates on the nature of artistic fakery through two examples, that of infamous art forger Elmyr de Hory and the writer Clifford Irving, whose bogus autobiography of Howard Hughes set off a minor media flurry in the 1970s. Postmodernist that he is, Wells then proceeds to narrate and edit the film in such a perversely frenetic way as to blur the lines between what is real and what is deception, making for an often confusing but engaging work of art in itself. We even see the footage we've been watching as it's being spliced together in Welles's editing room. The specter of Welles's often maligned later career hangs over the proceedings like a challenge--is he going to actually complete this strange movie about chicanery, or will it become one of the many unfinished experiments of his twilight years? Happily, Welles concludes the proceedings with a delightful sequence about Picasso, lust, and what constitutes real art.
F For Fake is a fine example of a master filmmaker who had at least a couple tricks left up his sleeve.
--Ryan Boudinot
Edition |
Widescreen |
Barcode |
037429206928 |
Region |
Region 1 |
Release Date |
4/26/2005 |
Packaging |
Super Jewel Case |
Screen Ratio |
1.66 Letterboxed |
Subtitles |
English |
Audio Tracks |
Mono - English |
Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
No. of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
Disc 1: |
Actors' Commentary
Director's Commentary
Theatrical Trailers
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Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Disc Two: - 88 minute documentary about Welles's unfinished projects - 52-minute documentary about art forger Elmyr de Hory - 60 Minutes interview with Clifford Irving (2000) about Hughes autobiography hoax - 1972 Hughes press conference exposing Irving's hoax - A new essay by film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum
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Purchase Date |
5/26/2005 |
Purchase Price |
$38.99 |
Store |
Best Buy |
Condition |
New (Still Sealed) |
Current Value |
$38.99 |
Links |
Amazon US
Criterion Collection
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