F for fake

F for fake

Blu-ray - 2014

Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In this free-form documentary, the legendary filmmaker gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career - the tenuous line between truth and illusion, art and lies. T.

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Subjects
Impostors and imposture.
Art forgers.
Art > Forgeries.
Documentary films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Documentary films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
New York, NY : The Criterion Collection [2014]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Corporate Author
Criterion Collection (Firm) (production company)
Other Authors
Orson Welles, 1915-1985 (performer), Oja Kodar (actor)
Edition
Blu-ray special edition ; Blu-ray edition ; widescreen
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.
Special features: Audio commentaries; introduction from 2005 by filmmaker Peter Bogdonovich; episode of the talk show Tomorrow from 1975; Orson Welles: One-man band; Almost true: The noble art of forgery; 60 Minutes interview from 2000 wiht Clifford Irving about his Howard Hughes autobiography hoax; audio recording of Hughe's 1972 press conference exposing Irving's hoax; extended, nine-minute trailer; essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Blu-ray, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Gary Graver ; music, Michel Legrand ; editors, Marie-SOphie Dubus, Doninique Engerer.
ISBN
9781604659245
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Orson Welles (Citizen Kane) is often remembered as a creative genius who couldn't finish his films. F for Fake is one he did complete, in 1975. The first hour of the program is what Welles (1915-85) calls an "essay." It focuses on art forger Elmyr de Hory (1906-76) and his biographer, Clifford Irving, the charlatan who faked an interview with recluse Howard Hughes and wrote a book about it. The final third of the video relates the story of Oja Kodar (b. 1941) and how she inspired Pablo Picasso to paint her. The pace of the film is almost dizzying from the start. Once the viewer realizes the tempo and nature of the production, though, Welles's true vision of deception is engulfing and fabulous to observe. Bonus features include a documentary about Welles from 1995 and a 60 Minutes interview with Irving. VERDICT Highly recommended for all fans of Welles as actor or director as well as magic and illusion and art forgery.-Jason L. Steagall, Gateway Technical Coll. Lib., Elkhorn, WI (c) Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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