The Most Profound Moment in Movie History

This short segment from Orson Welles' cinematic essay, F for Fake, may be the profoundest moment in cinema history. It is both uniquely moving, as well as stunningly deep philosophically---a truly rare cinematic combination. This clip should be required viewing, not only for every student of cinema, but for everyone who seeks an antidote to the world's increasing descent into cruelty and darkness. Here, Welles achieves the miraculous with amazingly simple means (note the lack of music as an emotional "guide", for example). God created Orson Welles...then broke the mold. Introduced by media psychologist, Dr. James N. Herndon.

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Film & Animation

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• Orson Welles
• Gary Graver
• Oja Kodar
• philosophy
• art
• motion pictures
• citizen kane
• film history
• art historoyo

[SatiricalTruth]

Unicron speaks. We all must listen.

[65Dart]

because in the end they are just men, and not the titanic icons we would have them to be

[TheRagernaut]

For you imbeciles throwing insults at each other: Do you even understand what was said in this segment? Why would you come here and belittle each other like that? You are the reasons we are all descending farther and farther into a mind-numbing and witless oblivion.

[HenryConway007]

Can we please skip past the guy who knows nothing about McLuhan and get straight to Welles?

[eMuse5]

@SiameseChemise You seriously pulled out the c-word for that innocent little comment grobbledonk made? Holy crap, what are you like when you're actually upset??

[sebz661]

What the hell.

[SiameseChemise]

@grobbledonk Oh dear, go away you pathetic cretin. Accept your mistake and move on, cunt.

[grobbledonk]

@SiameseChemise - Yes I'm SOO hurt. Burn in hell with all you family, you worthless little wanker

[grobbledonk]

@SiameseChemise - Die in a car crash, wanker

[chrisburkeisretarded]

wtf?