Trickery. Deceit. Magic. InĀ F for Fake,Ā a free-form sort-of documentary by Orson Welles, the legendary filmmaker (and self-described charlatan) gleefully reengages with the central preoccupation of his career: the tenuous lines between illusion and truth, art and lies. Beginning with portraits of the world- renowned art forger Elmyr de Hory and his equally devious biographer, Clifford Irving, Welles embarks on a dizzying journey that simultaneously exposes and revels in fakery and fakers of all stripesānot the least of whom is Welles himself. Charming and inventive,Ā F for FakeĀ is an inspired prank and a clever examination of the essential duplicity of cinema.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New, high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Audio commentary from 2005 by cowriter and star Oja Kodar and director of photography Gary Graver
- Introduction from 2005 by filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
- Episode of the talk showĀ TomorrowĀ from 1975 featuring an extensive interview with Welles
- Orson Welles: One-Man Band,Ā a documentary from 1995 about Wellesās unfinished projects
- Almost True: The Noble Art of Forgery,Ā a fifty-two-minute documentary from 1997 about art forger Elmyr de Hory
- 60 MinutesĀ interview from 2000 with Clifford Irving about his Howard Hughes autobiography hoax
- Audio recording of Hughesās 1972 press conference exposing Irvingās hoax
- Extended, nine-minute trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum
New cover by Neil Kellerhouse
