F for Fake Comments

  • Green 2023-06-20 22:04:11

    8.5 A work of art, whether it is an original or a fake, the artistry that exists in it is unquestionable, and it is a precious treasure of human civilization. This is the theme of this documentary by Orson Welles. In the thesis, using bold editing to create a free-form narrative that arbitrarily shuttles between reality and reality, he not only mentions the two masters of forgery in this film, but also reviews some specific experiences in his...

  • Margarita 2023-06-16 05:33:24

    Wells called it an "essay film." He re-edited the original documentary and added a personal monologue. The title "Fake" is self-evident. It tells the story of two big liars in the art world. Explores the boundaries between art and fakes. Do we appreciate the work itself or the author's reputation? Hang the painting in the museum, and it will come true over...

  • Jaunita 2023-05-24 02:43:48

    BBC documentary on Hungarian counterfeiter artist Emil De...

  • Ward 2023-05-20 19:56:24

    I have seen 5 works of Orson Welles, each of them has amazing creativity, this is genius, don't repeat yourself, always surpass yourself. A fake is a story about a master imitator, a story about standards and people's hearts, and a story about jokes and scrutiny. The film is like a mosaic collage, but throughout it is the magic of artistic creation and the endless questioning of...

  • Levi 2023-05-17 13:45:20

    Lin Li only played the first half, and then played the part of Picasso at the back--making a documentary with a new...

  • Reymundo 2023-05-09 02:26:51

    I rarely get cold with...

  • Lessie 2023-04-25 09:22:20

    From content to narration to form, "Fake" strays between the boundaries of truth and falsehood. Stories interspersed with stories and characters intertwined are not only a new level of film editing technology, but also a new possibility for...

  • Payton 2023-04-25 08:39:06

    After Miss Shanghai, who told a story that she didn't know what she was talking about clearly, Wells made a story that she didn't know what she was talking about very...

  • Jamey 2023-04-10 16:14:28

    Everyone likes to spend money on...

  • Houston 2023-04-09 04:10:17

    Orson Welles can really...

Extended Reading

F for Fake quotes

  • Orson Welles: I did promise that for one hour, I'd tell you only the truth. That hour, ladies and gentlemen, is over. For the past seventeen minutes, I've been lying my head off.

  • Orson Welles: Paris was suffering from August. This happens every year. It shuts down, closes up, and this is the time when an invader could take the country by telephone... if he could get somebody to answer it.

F for Fake

Director: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach

Language: English,French,Spanish Release date: March 12, 1975