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Sydney Morning Herald

Monday March 31, 2008

Robin Oliver

Between Living And Dreaming

(2004) World Movies, 10.15pm

An amusingly whimsical role for Spanish screen favourite Carmen Maura, who plays Ana, an accomplished professional cook locked in a boring marriage with a demanding husband and rebellious daughter.

Ana announces she is taking up an offer to host a Spanish cookery course in Paris, though her real intention is to rekindle a teenage holiday romance with the charming Pierre Langlois (Thierry Lhermitte) from 30 years ago.

However, she finds herself out of place in Paris until Jean-Francois (Alex Brandemul), an eccentric florist and the landlord of her small apartment, decides to help in the quest to find the Pierre of her dreams.

Brilliant Beasts: Dog Genius

National Geographic, 7pm

Piano-playing dogs ("no, both paws if you want your reward"), skateboarding dogs, Frisbee-leaping dogs ... there are dog owners all over the world who believe their pets are geniuses.

This program suggests that everything a dog learns in the first six months stays with them for life. But there are dog trainers - particularly with seeing eye dogs - who go much further than that.

See how scientists measure the value of various wags of the tail.

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