| The Man in the Hat | |
| Director: | John-Paul Davidson Stephen Warbeck |
| Music: | Stephen Warbeck |
| Cinematography: | Kaname Onoyama |
| Distributor: | Kaleidoscope Film Distribution |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English & French |
The Man in the Hat is a 2020 British independent comedy film,[1] [2] [3] the directorial debut of composer Stephen Warbeck.[4] The film is a musically-rooted road trip comedy. The film was made by Open Palm Films and Rather Good Films Ltd[5] [6] and is represented by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution.[7]
The film was released in United Kingdom cinemas on 18 September 2020.[8]
Ciarán Hinds said in an interview with RTÉ "This won't take too much of your time. And you don't need to be blown out of your seats; you can just be a human being and watch this little journey and feel things. It has its own heartbeat, unlike anything else".[9]
The Guardian called the film "a Francophile fantasy" and "a whimsical French car chase".[10] The Upcoming gave the film 4 stars calling it "a perfect example of the kind of pleasant diversion one should seek during these trying times".[11]