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F for Fake

  PG HD

Orson Welles

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Plot Summary

Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In Orson Welles’s 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 embarks on a dizzying cinematic journey that simultaneously exposes and revels in fakery and fakers of all stripes—not the least of whom is Welles himself. Charming and inventive, F for Fake is an inspired prank and a searching examination of the essential duplicity of cinema.

Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews

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88%
  • Reviews Counted: 34
  • Fresh: 30
  • Rotten: 4
  • Average Rating: 7.6/10

Top Critics' Reviews

Fresh: A charming, witty meditation upon fakery, forgery, swindling and art, a movie that may itself be its own Exhibit A. – Vincent Canby, New York Times, Jun 24, 2010

Fresh: Welcome to the philosophical fun house that is F for Fake, stuffed full of questions about the nature of art and authorship, illusion and reality, lies and truth. – Glenn Abel, Hollywood Reporter, Jun 24, 2010

Fresh: Alternately superficial and profound. – Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader, Jun 24, 2010

Fresh: F for Fake is a minor work in some ways, but there is fascination and poignancy in seeing Welles's elegant retreat into this hall of mirrors. – Peter Bradshaw, Guardian, Aug 23, 2012

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