Orson Welles's F for fake / Les Films de L'Astrophore ; directed by Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich.
Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In this free-form documentary, the legendary filmmaker gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career - the tenuous line between truth and illusion, art and lies. This edition includes many special features.
| Uniform Title: | Criterion collection ;
288. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English |
| Language and/or Writing System: |
Closed-captioned. |
| Published: |
[United States] :
Home Vision Entertainment,
[2005]
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| Edition: | Special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
288. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Variant Title: |
F for fake. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In this free-form documentary, the legendary filmmaker gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career - the tenuous line between truth and illusion, art and lies. This edition includes many special features. |
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| Note: | Title from container. Originally released in 1976. Special features: Disc 1: the film: audio commentary by Ojar Kodar and Gary Graver; introduction by Peter Bogdanovich; extended 9-minute trailer; Disc 2: the supplements: Orson Welles: One-man band (1995), an 88 minute documentary about Welles's unfinished projects; Almost true: The noble art of forgery (1997), a 52-minute documentary about art forger Elmyr de Hory; a 60 Minutes interview with Clifford Irving, from 2000, about his Howard Hughes autobiography hoax; a 1972 Hughes press conference exposing Irving's hoas; plus: a new essay by film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CM8 D0048968 VideoDVD HV6751 .O776 2005 VideoDVD |
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MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 0780030028 |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Gary Graver. |
| System Details: | DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |