Synopsis
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.
Facts
Filming location
Paris, Germany
Original language
Spanish, English, French
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Cannes Film Festival 2021 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2005 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1997 generic
- San Sebastián International Film Festival 1973 generic
