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BN Score 70

1973 · Film · 1h 29m

F for Fake

BN Score 70

Is F for Fake on Netflix Canada?

No. F for Fake is not streaming on any major service in Canada right now.

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.

Released1973
Runtime1h 29m
DirectorOrson Welles, François Reichenbach
StarringOrson Welles, Oja Kodar, Elmyr de Hory, Clifford Irving, Laurence Harvey

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Is F for Fake on Netflix Canada?

No. F for Fake is not streaming on any major service in Canada right now.

What is F for Fake about?

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.

Is F for Fake worth watching?

F for Fake has a BN Score of 70 out of 100, which puts it in B-tier, good for fans of the genre.

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