In tonight's programme, director Marc Karlin traces his own changing attitude to the work of American abstract artist Cy Twombly. When Karlin first encountered Twombly's paintings, his reaction was one of anger and incomprehension. The Outrage is a poetic and reflective essay which charts the film-maker's increasing fascination with Twombly's work and his attempts to understand his own reactions to it. The film uses the device of a fictional character, called "M", who disappears after having looked at a Cy Twombly painting. "M" subsequently embarks on a personal journey through the world of art. He seeks the opinions of critics, artists and gallery curators in order to explore different ways of looking at art, from Giotto to the present day.