orson welles 1974 documentary f for fake examines trickery and fraud and mainly focus on two men who have be expose a frauds themselves . clifford irving be a biographer who write the allegedly fraudulent howard hughes autobiography and yet and at least it seem and purport his innocence . the other main subject of the film be artist elmyr de hory and a man who have spend his life paint fake of famous masterpiece and sometimes sell them to museums a real work by the original artist . intersperse among these story be bit where welles do magic trick to illustrate point and etc . and and he also address the fact that his career begin a a fraud when he first lie on his resume and then create a radio sensation with war of the world . i really want to love this film and find it profound since i be such a welles devotee and but i couldn not bring myself to do it . part of the problem lie with the fact that it be not just non linear and it be completely scatter . while i appreciate stylish editing and quick jump and zoom and particularly when use in an unusual format such a a documentary and there be simply too much of it go on in f for fake . they create a distraction a oppose to lend style . if the story have be more clear and comprehensive and i think that the editing probably would not have be a annoy . the scattered storytelling be make all the more obnoxious by the fact that these be truly interesting subject and particularly elmyr de hory . his artistic fakery bring up the topic of fraud in the art world and and who be truly able to determine the authenticity of certain work while and if the work be not authentic and what do it say about those who admire the piece in museum . this be one documentary that i would say to at least give a shot and but do not be afraid to turn it off if youre not enjoy it . it be certainly the most discombobulated documentary i have ever see while it be a cross between a documentary and an art film and experimental film and none of which be properly represent or isolate . i do not have any less opinion of welles after see it and but it certainly and in my opinion and doesn not stand out a a glow specimen in his oeuvre . 4/10 shelly .