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Vérités et mensonges [F for Fake] Vérités et mensonges [F for Fake]
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Nebs
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 Vérités et mensonges [F for Fake] F for Fake Quote: F for Fake (French: Vérités et mensonges) is the last major film completed by Orson Welles, who directed, co-wrote, and starred in the film. Initially released in 1974, it focuses on Elmyr de Hory's recounting of his career as a professional art forger; de Hory's story serves as the backdrop for a fast-paced, meandering investigation of the natures of authorship and authenticity, as well as the basis of the value of art. Loosely a documentary, the film operates in several different genres and has been described as a kind of film essay.
Far from serving as a traditional documentary on Elmyr de Hory, the film also incorporates Welles's companion Oja Kodar, notorious "hoax-biographer" Clifford Irving, and Orson Welles himself, in an autobiographical role. In 2005, The Criterion Collection released the film on Region 1 DVD, and in 2009 it was released for Region 4 by Madman Entertainment's Director's Suite.
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kypade
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You're too good at your job, Nebs. :up:
And this movie is too good for the movies. Seriously. New favorite movie? Best ending ever? Check and check.
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
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Re: Vérités et mensonges [F for Fake] man i dunno
_________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict. 
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kypade
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Re: Vérités et mensonges [F for Fake] does thaT mean yu love it.
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trixster
loyalfromlondon
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Re: Vérités et mensonges [F for Fake] Not quite.
I think the best way of describing how I felt about it is that I understood it but didn't appreciate it. I acknowledge its brilliance, and know what Welles was going for, but I didn't enjoy watching it. It felt smug and condescending and self-indulgent. And also not as clever as it thinks it is. At no point did I forget that Welles had made a promise to tell the truth only for one hour. I knew that some sort of trick would be played on the audience. And when it happened, I was totally underwhelmed.
Still, it's a masterclass in editing, and Welles' brilliance is never in question. It's just the fact that he knows he's brilliant that ruins it for me. It's a completely egotistical work.
I hate to fall back on the ol' "technically well-made but emotionally disconnected" excuse, but there you go. As superbly crafted as it may be (and is), I still didn't like watching it. For whatever reason.
_________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
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roo
invading your spaces
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Re: Vérités et mensonges [F for Fake] Well... Welles was smug, condescending and self-indulgent. He was also a planet in the end.
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