Review of F for Fake (1973) by Anatoly S — 19 Mar 2014
Welles is one of my favourite directors ,mainly due to the fact he loved challeging cinema conventions and is this doc he flits around like a magpie giving us truth,lies and all kinds of trickery.
The film focuses on Elmr De Hoy,His biographer Clifford Irving and Oja Kodar all skilled fakers in there own way ,and the fianl faker is of course Welles himself who faked a martian invasion on Radio and would later fake newsreels on Citizen Kane.
Well;es is having a grand old time here and you will too as he gives us each indvidaul story ,From De Hoy copying the great masters of Art,to Irving faking or not faking a Howard Hughes biography to Kodar who may or may not have made off with 22 Picassos ,which no one has ever seen . although I may be lying about that part.
Its all wrapped up in a tidy bundle and full of editing and camera trickery to keep you guessing all the way to the end.
A whole load of fun and clever to boot.
This review of F for Fake (1973) was written by Anatoly S on 19 Mar 2014.
F for Fake has generally received very positive reviews.
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