F for Fake

F for Fake French Vrits et mensonges , Truths and lies is the last major film completed by Orson Welles, who directed, cowrote, and starred in the film. Initially released in 1974, it focuses on Elmyr de Horys recounting of his career as a professional art forger de Horys story serves as the backdrop for a fastpaced, 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.

Several narratives are woven together throughout the film, including those of de Hory, Irving, Welles, Howard Hughes and Kodar.About de Hory, we learn that he was a struggling artist who turned to forgery out of desperation, only to see the greater share of the profits from his deceptions go to doubly unscrupulous art dealers. As partial compensation for that injustice, he is maintained in a villa in Ibiza by one of his dealers. What is only hinted at in Welless documentary is that de Hory had recently served a twomonth sentence in a Spanish prison for homosexuality and consorting with criminals. De Hory would commit suicide a few years after the release of Welles film, on hearing that Spain had agreed to turn him over to the French authorities. ........

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