Seductress turned spy a tapestry of troubleSUPPLIED Legendary seductress and unsuccessful spy Mata Hari. The notorious World War I spy was still warm in her grave when Hollywood started writing her narrative. Mata Hari: The Beautiful Spy (Sky 73 Tuesday/Wednesday), made in 2017, narrated her life from her indulgent upbringing in Holland to her execution a hundred years earlier. MUSEUM OF FRIESLAND COLLECTION, LEEUWARDEN Mata Hari, at the races in 1911. Born in Paris, nurtured in myth, inflated in Hollywood and, told by this impressive doco, Mata Hari: The Beautiful Spy was a wonderful escape.

Source: Stuff March 09, 2018 15:56 UTC