Linklater’s Other Orson Welles Tribute
November 25, 2009
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.
| Director | Orson Welles |
| Written by | Orson Welles and Oja Kodar |
| Photography | Gary Graver |
| Music | Michel Legrand |
| Editing | Marie-Sophie Dubus and Dominique Engerer |
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET
November 11, 2009
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