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F for Fake (1973)

F for Fake (1973)

Documentary

A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.

Release Date: 1973, September 1
Directors: Orson Welles
Countries: Germany, France, Iran
Production: SACI, SACI, Les Films de l'Astrophore, Les Films de l'Astrophore, Janus Film und Fernsehen, Janus Film und Fernsehen
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Laurence Harvey, Richard Wilson, Nina van Pallandt, Oja Kodar, Elmyr de Hory, Mark Forgy, Edith Irving, David Walsh, Julio Palinkas, Françoise Widhoff

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

forgery illusion manipulation deception artist ibiza forger essay film trickery