F for Fake
“A magician is just an actor playing the part of a magician.”
Documentary
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.
VIBE
A dizzying, playful dive into the nature of truth and lies. It's a meta-cinematic puzzle box that delights in its own trickery, leaving you questioning reality and the stories we tell ourselves.
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