WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens "F for Fake," the final installment in its Film and Art series. 

 

The free showing is open to the public and takes place in the Clark's auditorium.

 

According to a press release:

 

In "F for Fake" (1975, 88 minutes), a free-form sort-of documentary by Orson Welles, the legendary filmmaker (and self-described charlatan) gleefully reengages with the central preoccupation of his career: the tenuous lines between illusion and truth, art and lies. Beginning with portraits of the world-renowned art forger Elmyr de Hory and the equally devious biographer, Clifford Irving, Welles exposes and revels in fakery and fakers of all stripes—not the least of whom is Welles himself. "F for Fake" is an inspired prank and a clever examination of the place of duplicity in cinema and art.

 

Free; no registration is required. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events.