Some documentaries are truly stranger than fiction and this 2012 Seattle International Film Festival entry from the United Kingdom certainly makes the point. In my opinion, this is a faux documentary inspired by real events but the actors who provide background scenarios are excellent! They really seem authentic; at least they fooled ME. And as the twists started twisting, everyone got even better!
We saw:
- Adam O'Brian (in his first film role) as Frédéric Bourdin, the "Impostor" of the title, who says, "The only thing I have in common with that Texas boy is that we both have five fingers on each hand." This stage-trained Welshman also sings.
- Anna Ruben ("The Fallow Field") is Carey Gibson, the gullible sister who flies to France to bring her younger brother back to Texas.
- Alan Teichman (in his first film role) was my favorite, the down- home, good-ol-boy, self-motivated detective, who uses the shapes of ears to identify people!
You really have to stay with this one for the remarkable payoff.