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Watch Real Fake The Art Life and Crimes of Elmyr De Hory Full Movie

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Story: The foundation of todays multi-billion dollar art market still reverberates with the beautiful lies of one of the most prolific art forgers of the last century.

Walk into any of the worlds museums or art auction houses, and you have good reason to doubt your own eyes. Is that Picasso real? Did Modigliani really paint that masterpiece? The answer may be no. These works could very well be the hand of one of historys most versatile and prolific art forger-Elmyr de Hory. 40-years after Elmyrs death, Filmmaker Jeff Oppenheim ("Funny Valentine," Universal Pictures, "A Passion for Giving," PBS) embarks on a re-examination of the facts of the case. A cadre of art experts discuss the issue of forgery within the art market at large, while a team of investigators dig into the life, art and crimes of this enigmatic forger. Assuming all previous information known about this forger might be as "wrong" as his art, the team examines the provenance, forensics and connoisseurship of Elmyr de Hory. Together they cut through a myriad of aliases, searching for never-before-revealed archival records, police files and personal remembrances of those that knew him. In the center of it all is a magnificent trail of evidence-a bedazzling treasure trove of original impressionist and post impressionist masterpieces estimated to number in the thousands and potentially now worth billions. All Fake.

Real Fake, The Art, Life and Crimes of Elmyr de Hory is a real life Catch Me If You Can meets The Thomas Crown Affair. Elmyr de Hory: master criminal or a brilliant artist? Alleged to have painted more than one thousand "fakes," most of which have never been identified by the authorities, Elmyr de Horys paintings still hang in major museums and private collections around the world. These works, now potentially worth billions of dollars, continue to roil the art market. 40 years after his death, the criminal case against one of the twentieth centurys most notorious art forgers remains unproven. During his lifetime, Elmyr de Hory lived openly as a forger while eluding Interpol, Scotland Yard and the FBI. Never apprehended, he lived out his final years in Ibiza, Spain while the slow and eventual dissolution of the case against him allowed the art world to escape embarrassment, or worse blame. With Real Fake, the Art, Life and Crimes of Elmyr de Hory, filmmaker Jeff Oppenheim re-examines the facts of the case. Assuming all previous information known about Elmyr to be as "wrong" as his art, the film travels the globe with a team of investigators and art experts. The investigation delves into the myriad of aliases used by Elmyr, searching never-before-utilized archival records, police files and the personal accounts of those who knew this charming, infamous con artist.

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