1. Precious videos and photos of
Howard Hughes Howard Hughes is still a legend and a mystery. He has multiple identities: an inventor who did not graduate from high school , the producer of the second Oscar for the best comedy, the director of Hollywood's largest air combat film, the flying hero, the holder of multiple world records, the manufacturer of the first American spacecraft to land on the moon, the pioneer in the aerospace field , America's first billionaire, a famous playboy... His life is vigorous but withdrawn. Since 1958, he has been secluded from the world and has not made public appearances. His name was a household name, his life was tight-lipped, and the public was eager to get to know him.
This film uses a lot of photos, videos, and audio recordings of Hughes. You can see that the difference between DiCaprio and Hughes is not only that the height is not enough and the hardness is not enough. 2. The most sensational scam of the last century, the big liar Clifford Irwin
, who has been on the cover of "Time" , has studied music and art since childhood, and married a painter wife. He is a well-known writer, 1969
Seven books were published before 2010, one of which was about Elmir, the 20th-century fake painting king who was more powerful than Zhang Daqian. He made over a thousand Impressionist paintings and made $60 million. He wrote an autobiography "Fake!" for him, with the preface: "In this curious world, anything is possible, and what seems impossible is only because of human imagination. Not enough."
After "Counterfeit" was finished, he dropped a bombshell on the publishing house: Howard Hughes authorized him to write a biography! It's a better business than the Bible, with the media and publishing world scrambling for record-breaking royalties.
Erwin knows that the key to lying is truth and falsehood. He stole information about Hughes from the courts, the Pentagon, and Hughes veteran employees, and with bold and reasonable imagination, he wrote a fascinating biography. Hughes had lent Nixon's brother $200,000 to secure military orders, and $100,000 for home improvement for Nixon.
In 1971, when the biography sold out, the world was in an uproar, and the government began to investigate. At this time, Hughes, who had lived in seclusion for 15 years, came forward to clarify, saying: "I have never heard of him, but unfortunately I don't make movies now, so in Hollywood. I haven't seen a Clive Irwin with an imagination in a long time..."
Irwin was jailed for 14 months after the hoax was revealed, where he completed his autobiographical novel, THE HOAX ), with the same name as the movie. When someone asked him why he did this, he said lightly: "When there is a Himalayas in front of me, what can I do, I have to climb to the top". He has since published five books on espionage and deception.
3. Big-name director + Oscar winner + acting master
Ruther Horston, his works include "The Years of the Dog", "The Law of the Cider House", "Chocolate", and has been nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture. .
The director thought Irwin was a glamorous con man, and chose Richard Gere to star. In addition, Oscar-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden and acting masters such as Alfred Molina and Amber Davis also performed well in the film.
4. The truth is still unknown, and it is decided by the audience.
Since Erwin participated in the filming of this film, the cause and effect have been rationally processed by him, and the truth of the matter is still obscured by the fog.
For example, is his motive for committing the crime to retaliate against the snobbery of the publishing house? Did Hughes surreptitiously provide the Nixon dossier, use him to coerce the government into agreeing to the merger, and betray him when he succeeded? Did Nixon's ouster have anything to do with this book? His mistress fell for fame, but did she lie? Did he agree to cooperate with the police in order to save his wife and friends only to be betrayed by them?
In this film, everyone lied, used each other and betrayed each other. At the end of the film, they even sympathized with the liar. Do you think we have been fooled by him again?
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