F for Fake (1973)

EPISODE 012: META MOVIES

 

When it comes to combining the magic of cinema with the boundaries of reality, few blur the lines more than the legendary Orson Welles. Ryan and Kevin examine 1973's “F for Fake” as Welles' strongest example of cinematic mastery, noting how the filmmaker bends and breaks the filmic form to fit his hypothesis on the truth of art forgery and the lies of creative origin.