Orson Welles, F for Fake The surprise ending of Robert Nelson's Bleu Shut might be applicable, as might Nelson's "director's commentary" (delivered in character) during Plastic Haircut.
Possibly also Jean Rouch's Jaguar, for which the subjects of the film (Damouré Zika et al) added an improvised commentary long after filming. I wouldn't use the term "lying" for this one - more a playful ambiguity about how much they're pulling the viewers' legs. See also Buñuel's Land Without Bread. And Shirley Clarke's Portrait of Jason. Andy Ditzler Founder and curator, Film Love: www.filmlove.org Co-founder, John Q collective: www.johnq.org On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 8:49 PM, Morgan Hoyle-Combs <mhoyleco...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello > > Does anyone know of any film (essay/diary/doc) where lying is a theme or > the main focus? I wondered if there was anything that ran among these lines: > > 1. The audience is well aware that the narrator/filmmaker is lying to them > > 2. The audience does not know whether or not the narrator/filmmaker lying > to them. It's left ambiguous. > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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