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Directed by | John-Paul Davidson Stephen Warbeck |
Written by | John-Paul Davidson Stephen Warbeck |
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Cinematography | Kaname Onoyama |
Music by | Stephen Warbeck |
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Distributed by | Kaleidoscope Film Distribution |
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Running time | 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]
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