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From: The Independent on Sunday
Date: 20040321
Author:Stuart Price
Balzac: a Life of Passion
8pm Artsworld
Gerard Depardieu (above) stars as Honore de Balzac in this lavish, two-part dramatisation of the epic chronicler's life. His story is told episodically, focusing on his varied relations with women, starting with his mother, who disapproved of his career and continuing with a string of lovers, including Madame de Berny (played by Virna Lisi) and Countess Eve Hanska (played by Fanny Ardant).
The Man Who Ate His Archbishop's Liver
9pm Channel 4
Elizabeth Jones began filming this documentary as Idi Amin lay dying - and she was the only Westerner to ...
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