Product Details

• Actors: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Joseph Cotten, François Reichenbach, Richard Wilson
• Directors: Orson Welles
• Writers: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar
• Producers: François Reichenbach, Dominique Antoine, Richard Drewitt
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Criterion
• DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007M2234
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,983 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "F for Fake (The Criterion Collection)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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F FOR FAKE - DVD Movie

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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Chill out, will ya? It's just Orson having a little fun, March 4, 2006

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Ludix (Upton, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: F for Fake (The Criterion Collection) (DVD)

I thoroughly enjoyed this amusing quasi-documentary. But then, I'd sit through 90 minutes of Orson Welles sitting in front of a white sheet talking about anything. Has there ever been a more spellbinding narrative voice? His voice-over for the trailer of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE made it sound like the Second Coming of Christ!

Some of the other reviewers here sound as if they could use some Ex-Lax. Chill out, will ya? This isn't supposed to be a profound statement. The old man's just having a little fun.

Having said this, I will immediately contradict myself by noting that the scene in which Welles ruminates on the longevity of art while contemplating Chartres Cathedral touched me deeply. In the context of his tattered career, and the ever-growing stature of his masterpiece CITIZEN KANE, it suggests that Welles at last attained some measure of peace with his life and achievements.

The DVD itself looks and sounds terrific.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT IF THERE WERE NO "EXPERTS"?, January 2, 2000

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This review is from: F for Fake [VHS] (VHS Tape)

With all the fury and venom expended on the question of what is art, this excellent film of Welles should be required viewing. Welles reminds us that, ultimately, the only art critic you need to worry about is yourself. Listen very carefully in this film to Welles recitation of Rudyard Kipling's poem; the crux of this film is contained in those lines. We are, each of us, Masters and Artists. What does it matter what anyone else thinks? Secondly, this film is also a little frightening. Almost 30 years after its making the tyranny of "experts" in everything from litigation to art continues to confound us. We continue to sacrifice common sense and our own autonomy to the "experts" . Finally, this film is just plain fun. Fake? EVERYTHING IS FAKE... everything is art... in spite of "experts".

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Cinematic Juggling Act, February 18, 2008

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Scott T. Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: F for Fake [VHS] (VHS Tape)

His last major work as a filmmaker, Orson Welles' "F for Fake" (1973) survives as a rough-edged yet provocative essay on the art of fraud. In this instance, we have three noted subjects: art forger extraordinaire Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving (the novelist who conned the world as Howard Hughes' "authorized biographer") and Welles himself. Editing plays a vital role as the Great Orson maintains his semi-documentary juggling act for 90 minutes. Fittingly enough, "F for Fake" reveals more about the creator of "Citizen Kane" than the minor curiosities he examines. Welles ends his cinematic odyssey with an affectionate wink.