Rene Magritte: Man in the Hat

Rene Magritte: Man in the Hat

46 mins | Documentary | May 4, 2014

In this film, Will Young travels to Magritte's native Belgium to find out more about the man whose trademark was a bowler hat and whose apparently conventional exterior concealed the mind of a subversive rebel. Will uncovers a childhood marked by tragedy, a marriage that lasted from Magritte's adolescence until his death in 1967, and a stunning artistic legacy which endures to this day.

Rene Magritte: Man in the Hat

46 mins | Documentary | May 4, 2014

Rene Magritte: Man in the Hat
In this film, Will Young travels to Magritte's native Belgium to find out more about the man whose trademark was a bowler hat and whose apparently conventional exterior concealed the mind of a subversive rebel. Will uncovers a childhood marked by tragedy, a marriage that lasted from Magritte's adolescence until his death in 1967, and a stunning artistic legacy which endures to this day.
Producers ITV Studios
Original title Rene Magritte: Man in the Hat
Directors
Writers

Cast

Will Young

as Narrator