The Christian Sciene Monitor“The Imposter” has too many reenactments for my taste, and Bourdin is glorified by Layton more often than he is condemned.
Total FilmCreepier than Catfish and as cinematic as Man On Wire, this is an unnerving story immaculately told and a strong contender f...
TelegraphThis documentary about the French confidence trickster Frédéric Bourdin is gripping from start to finish
TelegraphThe Imposter is an extraordinary debut feature film from the British filmmaker Bart Layton, writes Robbie Collin.
The GuardianThis outstanding documentary about a French conman is pure suspense from start to finish
The New York TimesThe Imposter is slippery, manipulative, unstable and smoothly confounding. It's also one of the most entertaining documentar...
Rolling StoneThis true story plays like a gripping psychological thriller, offering hard speculation and harder truths. You won't be able...
Salon ArtsRarely has the con game, and the human capacity to believe in improbable outcomes, been taken to such extremes as we see in ...
The New YorkerThe movie is fascinating, but it leaves you uneasy, because you don't always know who you're watching (actor? family member?...
Entertainment WeeklyThe Imposter, like Capturing the Friedmans or Tabloid, is the documentary equivalent of a page-turner
TelegraphThe Imposter, a documentary about a missing child based on an extraordinary true story, makes for sensational cinema, writes...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Bart Layton
Writer: Unknown or Not Available
Studio: The Indomina Group
Cast: Frédéric Bourdin, Carey Gibson, Beverly Dollarhide
Release: July 13, 2012
Writer: Unknown or Not Available
Studio: The Indomina Group
Cast: Frédéric Bourdin, Carey Gibson, Beverly Dollarhide
Release: July 13, 2012
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