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F for Fake (1973)

Directed by Orson Welles · Cinematography by François Reichenbach

PG89 min64 frames

Documentary

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F for Fake (1973) movie still: medium — A man stands behind a dark, geometric window frame overlooking a bright exterior space. The man wears a hat…F for Fake (1973) movie still: wide — A wide, foggy exterior walkway at an airport terminal features concrete paving and railings. Distant…F for Fake (1973) movie still: wide — A desolate park square is filled with bare, leafless trees under a muted sky. A single figure in a long dark…F for Fake (1973) movie still: closeup — The subject stands in front of a flat, light gray background wall. A woman wearing a black hat and dark…F for Fake (1973) movie still: medium — A woman walks through a stone-pillared colonnade on a clear, sunny day. She is wearing a patterned romper…F for Fake (1973) movie still: medium — A dark space filled with stacked metal film reels in the shadows behind a man. An older man with a grey…F for Fake (1973) movie still: medium — A dark editing room features a vintage film splicing machine with illuminated screen text. A person sits at…F for Fake (1973) movie still: medium — A man stands in a meadow filled with tall green grass and yellow wildflowers. He wears a dark fedora and…F for Fake (1973) movie still: medium — A man sits on a stone wall next to a line of trees under blue sky. He holds and plays a metal trombone with…F for Fake (1973) movie still: medium — An outdoor setting provides a blurred dark backdrop behind a woman. The woman gazes forward while wearing…F for Fake (1973) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room with an out-of-focus background of dark blue bokeh lights. An elderly man in glasses is…F for Fake (1973) movie still: closeup — An older man stands against a dark, featureless background wearing a black hat. He raises a grey gloved…F for Fake (1973) movie still: wide — A dark green train carriage sits under the arched steel frame of a station. A woman in a white fur hat looks…F for Fake (1973) movie still: establishing — A cluster of white-washed houses with terracotta roofs sits nestled on a hilly slope. Rolling…F for Fake (1973) movie still: closeup — A film editing viewer displays an old, grainy recording on its small screen. The projected image shows a…F for Fake (1973) movie still: establishing — A suburban street lined with low-rise commercial buildings and neon signage during dusk. A yellow…
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F for Fake — official trailer

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.

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What does the cinematography of F for Fake look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of F for Fake leans on close-ups (39% of the sample) and medium shots (31%). Cinematographer François Reichenbach keeps 59% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 59% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of F for Fake?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of F for Fake (1973) are #2d2e2c, #12100f, #d1d1cf, #4e5050, #6a6f71, #384951 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #d1d1cf
  • #4e5050
  • #6a6f71
  • #384951

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