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Almost True
Original title	Almost True
Alternate title	Masterpiece or Forgery? - The Story of Elmyr de Hory
Type	Documentaries
Director	Knut W. Jorfald
Short summary	A documentary about Elmyr de Hory (1905 - 1976), the greatest art forger of our time.
Summary	Elmyr de Hory was called “The myth of our century” when he was revealed in 1968. He has probably made more than 1.000 fake paintings, primarily in the style of post-impressionists. The pictures were sold in America, Europe and Japan, and the total market value is estimated to be more than 100 million dollars. Many a gallery of good reputation may be in possession of a dubious Matisse or Modigliani. In addition to faking paintings, Elmyr also faked his own identity. The story of Elmyr de Hory lets us into a world where the limits between fiction and reality are erased.
Screenplay	Johannes Rød, Knut W. Jorfald
D.O.P	Nils Petter Lotherington
Editor	Finn Krogvig, Jan Toreg
Producer	Aage Aaberge
Production company	Yellow Cottage as
Co-producer	Norsk Film AS Idé Film AB Kinproduction OY
Country of origin	Norway
Release date (international)	1998-04
Technical information
Format	DIGIBETA
Colour	Colour - B/W
Length in min's	52
International sales	Norwegian Film Institute P.O. Box 482 Sentrum N-0105 Oslo Tel.: + 47 22 47 45 00 Fax: + 47 22 47 45 97 e-mail: torils@nfi.no

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Director biography:
Director Knut W. Jorfald Jorfald (born 1948) has more than year's experience from television production, documentary and feature film productions His films have mainly been dealing with subjects related to art, human rights questions and historical themes.

Filmography (selected titles only):

1983: La dem ikke alene, 8’, short fiction, Speilprinsessen, 16’, short fiction
1988: U-995, 45’, documentary
1989: Alle har et hjerte, 15’, short fiction; Sigurd Drakedreper (feature)
1990: Kjell, Sivert, lutefisk og jomfru i nød, 30’, short fiction
1992: Røde skoger, 42’, documentary
1993: BM: Send foto, 20’, short fiction
1996: Urtidsbilder, 7’, short fiction
1997: Almost True, 52’, documentary
2002: Brennende bøker, 52', documentary