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The Man in the Hat sustains a whimsical tone beautifully throughout its brief running time.

“The Man in the Hat” (PG) *** HERE’S a movie with great charm, a good supply of human observation, an unhurried observation of French countryside, a journey to wherever and nowhere and absolutely no plot. Written and directed jointly by John-Paul Davidson and Stephen Warbeck, it stars venerable craggy-faced Irish-born actor Ciarán Hinds whom we see driving a tiny Fiat 500L car along narrow country roads, steep hillsides, across parts of France where movie-makers seldom venture and charac...