A documentary about fraud and fakery.
Less heralded than some of Welles' other work, F For Fake is still a fascinating examination of authenticity and authorship.
F for Fake is a minor work in some ways, but there is fascination and poignancy in seeing Welles's elegant retreat into this hall of mirrors.
A modest, throwaway trifle but still entertaining.
F For Fake is in an altogether more playful register but makes similar points about the infinite human capacity for deception – and the extreme credulity of so-called experts.
F For Fake is fleet of thought, and wonderfully entertaining, living up to its theme by pulling the wool over our eyes shamelessly.
At times T for tedious and P for pretentious, the film remains essential viewing for admirers of the great cineaste and showman.
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee from Saturday September 15, 2012. More info: www.dca.org.uk