Such a clever, unique, and technically brilliant film. You can't help but smile after being led in the wrong direction and fooled by Welles. A must see.

"F for Fake is one of the more wistfully humorous of Welles's wrestlings with reality." - Joshua Vasquez

There was a good movie in there somewhere, unfortunately it was clouded by an unnecessarily strange and offputting presentation.

Orson Welles is a fascinating character and this film is worth checking out because he is in it. As for the film itself, though, right from the beginning it's all too obvious where it's going, i.e. where Orson wants to take us. A rather uneven and indulgent affair.

If you want to show someone the importance of editing, show them this film. Welles takes an art forgery story and makes something totally unique and fun to watch.

Ao lado de Woody Allen e Hitchcock, Orson Welles foi um dos cineastas mais produtivos. Sempre com uma carta na mão, mudava com facilidade de um gênero para outro sempre sob uma chuva de críticas. Nesse 'documentário' um tanto irreal, Welles sai do verossímel através de histórias interessantes para passar a mensagem: "olhe como enganar e manipular é fácil, te peguei". Até ele mesmo vira alvo da sua própria fraude, citando Howard Hughes em 'Citizen Kane'.

More like "F for Fuuuuuuuuuuuck". This film is unlike any other I've seen. Where most films have some sort of story that ultimately goes from A to B, F for Fake seems to touch on every letter in the alphabet in a completely random order. It so thoroughly blurs the line between fact and fiction that you'll be left feeling like no such line could ever exist in the first place. Its editing is both confusing and intoxicating. I don't know if anyone else than Welles could make this film work.

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The film is invigorating. Maddeningly paced as the film storms through its 85 minutes in what feels like half that. The film cuts and cuts and cuts, sharp, swift and precise. You think it is going one way and it darts off in another. That it pulls off every little trick without missing a beat is a huge compliment to its editing. This is Welles at play and it is never less than fascinating to watch as you can feel how much he is enjoying making this all and playing with the audience. A sheer joy.

After finishing, I didn't know what to believe other than that Orson Welles is smarter than me.

is this my real score or a fake?

F For (Mind)Fuck

There are so many layers to this film, and not only in that it's a story about a faker (Elmyr) who's rise to infamy is because of a biographer (Irving) who was a faker himself. Welles seems to be winking at us for its entirety with his quick and hectic editing techniques and his latter 17 minutes of fakery. I admit there are some slow parts, but it helps that Welles has a such a captivating and poetic way with words, provoking us on discussions of "experts" and the definition of art.

I kinda wish I didn't see his final trick coming, although I'll to admit it's pretty cool anyway.

You'll feel like a bunch of elephants had an orgy in your head.

Really fascinating and clever stuff from Welles.

11 Juliol 2011 - Qüestions a reflexionar sobre autenticitat, falsedat, còpia, autoria. Gran Muntatge. Majestuosa i aclaparadora presència de Welles. Alguns moments, com la part de la seducció d'Oja a Picasso, els trobo envellits, allargats en excés, suposo que a causa dels ritmes vertiginosos del cinema actual.

A profound and endlessly inventive treatise on art and the elusive concept of "truth" and "authenticity", masterfully constructed (especially the editing!), which also happens to strike a particularly personal chord with me in regard to my own thoughts on these subjects that i am currently exploring in my own life.

A swell collection of hats.

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Completely pointless.

"Full of country goodness and green pea-ness."

Ha ha haa oh Welles.... you tricky trickster you...