F for Fake

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F for Fake is a 1973 essay film by Orson Welles that playfully explores authorship, forgery, and the nature of truth through a collage of documentary and fictional elements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf documentary film
essay film
film
mockumentary
cinematographyBy François Reichenbach
Gary Graver
countryOfOrigin France
Germany
Iran
coWriter François Reichenbach
Oja Kodar
director Orson Welles
distributor Planfilm
editedBy Dominique Engerer
Marie-Sophie Dubus
featuresCharacter Clifford Irving
Elmyr de Hory
Howard Hughes
featuresPerson Clifford Irving
Elmyr de Hory
Oja Kodar
Orson Welles
filmingLocation Ibiza, Spain
surface form: Ibiza

Paris
United States of America
surface form: United States
firstReleaseLocation France
genre biographical film
documentary
essay film
experimental film
hasNarrator Orson Welles
hasTheme illusion in art and cinema
questioning authenticity
unreliable narration
includesSegmentAbout Clifford Irving Howard Hughes hoax
Fake! The Story of Elmyr de Hory, the Greatest Art Forger of Our Time
surface form: Elmyr de Hory art forgeries
musicBy Michel Legrand
notableFor collage of documentary and fictional elements
playful treatment of truth and deception
originalLanguage English
productionCompany Janus Films
surface form: Janus Film und Fernsehen

Les Films de l'Astrophore
releaseYear 1973
runningTimeMinutes 89
setInPeriod 20th century
subject art forgery
authorship
hoaxes
truth
writer Orson Welles

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Orson Welles notableWork F for Fake
Orson Welles directed F for Fake
Paola Mori notableWork F for Fake