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| February 25, 2006 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Glenn Garvin

Feb. 25---- Mrs. Harris, 8-10 tonight, HBO She: "You're a real bastard, aren't you?" He: "I'm your bastard." If that seems an insufficient basis for a romance, trust me, it's even less of one for a TV movie. Or don't trust me, and watch Mrs. Harris, but don't say you weren't warned. This murky and charmless account of the murder of Scarsdale Diet doctor Herman Tarnower by an aging and discarded mistress imagines itself an inquisition on the nature of Truth, but the only real question it raises is, why was it made at all? Back in 1980, when finishing-school headmistress Jean Harris officially ended a 14-year romance with the wealthy…

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