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A new documentary on the National Gallery is simply an upmarket promo, says JEFF SAWTELL

National Gallery (PG)

Directed by Frederick Wiseman

THE NATIONAL Gallery in the centre of London is one of the more prized attractions in the nation’s family jewels.

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