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Films selected by Francis Alÿs: F For Fake

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Master trickster and self-described charlatan Orson Welles directs this duplicitous documentary, rife with movie-making sleight of hand, about the life of renowned art forger Elmyr de Hory and his equally devious biographer Clifford Irving. By the time the film is over it’s unclear who’s fooling who and if there can ever be a single truth.

Running time 88 minutes; 35mm. 

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Public programs are made possible, in part, by major gifts from the Annenberg Foundation, Ann and Jerry Moss, and Mimi and Werner Wolfen. Additional support is provided by Laura Donnelley, Bronya and Andrew Galef, Erika Glazer, an anonymous donor, and the Hammer Programs Committee. Hammer lectures are supported in part, by the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation.