
TheManInTheHatsetsofffromMarseillesinasmallFiat500.Ontheseatbesidehimisaframedphotographofanunknownwoman.Behindhimisa2CVintowhichissqueezedFiveBaldMen.Whyaretheychasinghim?Andhowcanheshakethemoff?<br/> <br/> AshetravelsNorththroughFrance,heencountersrazeteurs,womenwithstoriestotell,bullfights,plentyofdeliciousfood,adampman,mechanics,nuns,aconventionofChrystallographersandmuchmore.Andalways,onhistail,theFiveBaldMen.<br/> <br/> Thoughlargelysilent,thefilmisinterruptedbyregularburstsofmusic,withnewsongsfromStephenWarbeck,SchubertLiedersungbytheincomparableMarkPadmore,CanteloubeariafromtheCevennes,andTryaLttleTenderness,amongstothers.<br/> <br/> AstheFiat500wendsitswayacrossthemountains,gorgesandbridgesofFrance,the2CVhardbehindhim,theThinMan(CiaranHinds)comesfacetofacewiththevivideccentricitiesofanoldcountryonanoldcontinent.

