France / Iran / West Germany,
1974, 85 min
Cinematography:
Gary GraverComposer:
Michel LegrandCast:
Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Richard Wilson, Paul Stewart, Gary Graver, Peter Bogdanovich, Laurence Harvey, Nina van Pallandt, Andrés Vicente Gómez (more)Plots(1)
Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In Orson Welles' free-form documentary F for Fake, the legendary filmmaker (and self-described charlatan) gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career-the tenuous line between truth and illusion, art and lies. Beginning with portraits of world-renowned art forger Elmyr de Hory and his equally devious biographer, Clifford Irving, Welles goes on a dizzying cinematic journey that simultaneously exposes and revels in fakery and fakers of all stripes-not the least of which is Welles himself. Charming and inventive, F for Fake is an inspired examination of the essential duplicity of cinema. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 1973 - Orson Welles (Golden Shell for Best Film)