Nicolas Sarkozy

PRESIDENT NICOLAS SARKOZY TO ROBERT DENIRO: “YOU TALKIN’ TO ME? “

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We got a kick out of this photo of the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, because it looks like he’s doing his best impression of Robert Deniro’s character Travis Bickle, in Taxi Driver in the famous – and much imitated- “You talkin’ to ME?” scene. DeNiro is listening politely. Actually, Sarkozy and DeNiro were at a ceremony on Liberty Island celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

WOODY ALLEN DIRECTED FIRST LADY CARLA BRUNI-SARKOZY WITH GREAT CARE

France’s first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was a nervous nelly on the Paris set of Woody Allen’s new movie and had to repeat her simple scene 35 times! Carla is very excited about appearing in Woody’s film “Midnight in Paris” with Owen Wilson, but she admits she has little acting experience. Carla had a simple cameo appearance – no lines- where she walked out of a Paris grocery store with a baguette. Over and over again, she tried to make the small part special but couldn’t keep her eyes off the camera! Woody was gentle and respectful in his directing – she was surrounded by bodyguards and her husband President Nicolas was watching. Eventually Carla got it right and everyone relaxed.

WOODY ALLEN IS DIRECTING THE FIRST LADY OF FRANCE, CARLA BRUNI SARKOZY

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Woody Allen took a break from filming “Midnight in Paris” (we have a feeling this title will change) to visit with his wife Soon-Yi and his daughters Bechet and Manzie. The movie stars Marion Cotillard, Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson, and Rachel McAdams, and significantly, the First Lady of France, Carla Bruni Sarkozy. It’s interesting because Woody is probably more popular in France nowadays, than their President Nicolas Sarkozy.