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4. Agonising

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The life of female impressionist painter Berthe Morisot: art faces the pressures of war with Prussia. Stars Sarah-Jane Holm.

Berthe agonises over whether or not to exhibit her latest painting.

Meanwhile Paris becomes overrun by militia preparing for the forthcoming war with Prussia.

Jane Beeson's series looking at female impressionist painter, Berthe Morisot through her correspondence with her mother and sister.

Berthe ... Sarah-Jane Holm
Cornelie ... Pauline Munro
Manet ...Simon Chandler
Edma .... Alison Pettitt
Guichard .... Robert Lister
Woolf ... Ian Brooker

Directed at 91福利社 Pebble Mill by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on 91福利社 Radio 4 in October 2001.

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Fri 23 Oct 2026 03:45
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