http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2EZ9rFBRlI
Robalini's Note: Fans of the Banksy "documentary" Exit Through The Gift Shop will appreciate viewing this film by Orson Welles, another film that has its central appeal the authenticity of the supposed non-fiction telling of the story.
From YouTube:
F for Fake is the last major film completed by Orson Welles, who directed, co-wrote, and starred in the film. Initially released in 1974, it focuses on Elmyr de Hory's recounting of his career as a professional art forger; de Hory's story serves as the backdrop for a fast-paced, 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.
Far from serving as a traditional documentary on Elmyr de Hory, the film also incorporates Welles's companion Oja Kodar, notorious "hoax-biographer" Clifford Irving, and Orson Welles himself, in an autobiographical role.
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