Orson Welles's F for fake [videorecording] /
Welles, Orson,1915-1985.
Bogdanovich, Peter,1939-
Kodar, Oja.
Hory, Elmyr de.
Irving, Clifford.
Irving, Edith.
Harvey, Laurence.
Films de l'Astrophore.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
[United States] : Criterion collection ,
[2005].
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.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Title from container.
Director of photography, Gary Graver.
Originally released in 1976.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
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.
Special features: Disc 1: the film : audio commentary by Ojar Kodar and Gary Graver; introduction by Peter Bogdanovich; extended 9-minute trailer; Disc 2: the supplements: Orson Welles: One-man band (1995), an 88 minute documentary about Welles's unfinished projects; Almost true: The noble art of forgery (1997), a 52-minute documentary about art forger Elmyr de Hory; a 60 Minutes interview with Clifford Irving, from 2000, about his Howard Hughes autobiography hoax; a 1972 Hughes press conference exposing Irving's hoax; plus: a new essay by film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Impostors and imposture.
Art forgers.
Art
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.