{"id":4048,"date":"2022-07-09T13:58:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T12:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestrowfilmsociety.org\/news\/?page_id=4048"},"modified":"2023-07-14T16:52:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T15:52:13","slug":"the-man-in-the-hat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestrowfilmsociety.org\/news\/films\/the-man-in-the-hat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man In The Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Friday, 09 December 2022: The Man In The Hat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Friday, 09 December 2022, 20:00<\/p>\r\n

Venue<\/strong>: (see Locations and Tickets<\/a> for further details)<\/p>\r\n

Programme category<\/strong>: Forest Row Film Society<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Director: John-Paul Davidson, Stephen Warbeck, UK 2020, 95 mins, 12A<\/p>\n

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“A whimsical and playful film told through the mostly dialogue-free journey… Its beautiful locations and quaint humour makes The Man In The Hat<\/i> an enjoyable ride” Film Inquiry<\/i><\/div>\n <\/blockquote>\n

The Man In The Hat<\/i> is an almost dialogue-free picturesque odyssey across the French countryside. The unnamed driver, played by Ciar\u00e1n Hinds, inadvertently witnesses some supposed criminal behaviour and makes his escape in a Fiat 500 accompanied only by the framed photograph of an unknown woman. The journey unfolds as he is pursued by five angry men in a Citroen Diane, encountering kindness, eccentricity, lunch and music along the way. Delightful.<\/p>\n

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“The Man In The Hat<\/i> sustains a whimsical tone beautifully throughout its brief running time, perhaps because directors John-Paul Davidson and Stephen Warbeck add a touch of melancholy to prevent it from becoming too cloying or cutsy. Somewhere between a dream and a fable, this is the kind of film viewers could debate for hours \u2026.” RogerEbert.com<\/i><\/div>\n <\/blockquote>\n

Further reading<\/h4>\n
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  1. Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Boston Herald<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Film Inquiry<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ol>\n

    Trailer<\/h4>