Orson Welles stars in and directs this feature/documentary on fake, forgery, art and illusion that well deserves the title, ‘film essay’. As a basis he uses an unfinished documentary (original footage by Francois Reichenbach) on Elmyr de Hory, a noted art forger. Included in Welles’ documentary within a documentary are interviews by Clifford Irving, biographer of de Hory. Welles injects his views on his Hollywood career and artistic originality and presents a short piece in which Pablo Picasso meets a beautiful woman.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308323
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography - Special effects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film criticism
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Optical illusion
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and motion pictures
Crafts & Visual Arts → Optical illusion
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - Forgeries
Documentary → Documentary films - France
Feature films → Feature films - France
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Magic
Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Magic
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)