Thursday, July 29, 2010

It’s Romance for Bruni and Her Hollywood Co-star, But Drama Off-screen as Sarkozy Loses His Cool

THE TELEGRAPH: It was supposed to be her great acting debut, as Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the French first lady, shot her first scene in a romantic comedy by Woody Allen in Paris.

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Nicolas Sarkozy visits his wife Carla Bruni on location during the shooting of Woody Allen's latest film 'Midnight in Paris'. Photograph: The Telegraph

But the real drama appeared to unfold off the set of Midnight in Paris, as the former model engaged in what looked like a real-life lover’s tiff with her husband, President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The reason for Mr Sarkozy’s histrionics was a mystery. But as he watched his wife saunter in and out of a Left Bank grocer’s alongside the film’s star, the Hollywood actor Owen Wilson, the notoriously highly strung leader appeared moody and on edge. >>> Henry Samuel in Paris | Thursday, July 29, 2010