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2005, 15:20 GMT Film explores Mitterrand enigma  By Caroline
Wyatt BBC News, Paris  The first film to deal with the life of
the former French President Francois Mitterrand is released in
cinemas in France on Wednesday.  The late French President
Francois Mitterrand Mr Mitterrand's legacy is still hotly
debated in France  The last months of the life of the late
Socialist president are portrayed in Le Promeneur du Champ de
Mars - the title a reference to his long walks through the park
during his dying days.  There were fears among Mr Mitterrand's
friends and family that the film would focus on the scandals -
both political and personal - of his era.  Even today, a trial
is still going on of Mr Mitterrand's staff, accused of tapping
the telephones of the late president's enemies, including
journalists and celebrities.  Mitterrand was the last president
in France to truly embody the nation