F for Fake
We find here the essential signatures of cinéma d'auteur, the films that forever transformed the history of cinema, the works that you must have seen to better understand the extent of the creativity and originality of this form of art that flourished in the twentieth century and continues to dazzle us.
In the Gare d'Austerlitz, dressed as a conjurer, Orson Welles presents himself as an investigator who will reveal the truth about Elmyr de Hory, one of the greatest forgers of the time.
Orson Welles
Orson Welles was an American director, actor, producer, and screenwriter, remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. First drawn to the stage through Shakespeare, he gained national recognition with his radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. He is now considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His first film, Citizen Kane (1941), is consistently ranked among the most important films ever made. His distinctive directing style and acting deeply influenced generations of filmmakers, especially Stanley Kubrick. A precocious and polymorphous artist, fiercely devoted to his independence — a cigar enthusiast, bullfighter and illusionist — Welles never ceased to return to theater and literature throughout his career, adapting both great classics (Othello, Don Quixote) and contemporary works. Often at odds with the studio system and cultivating his own legend through spectacular, yet enigmatic effects, he left many films unfinished.
