Woody Wants to Direct French First Lady Carla Bruni

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19Jun2009

Woody Wants to Direct French First Lady Carla Bruni

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:54PM

Here's a story notable for two reasons: 1) It involves a current First Lady, and 2) Woody Allen gave an interview. Allen, who doesn't exactly find himself on the press circuit to support his movies, told France's RTL radio that he might like to work with Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, former supermodel and current wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy.

The talk turned on the Bruni when Allen was asked about shooting a film in Paris, which the director reportedly plans to do next year. "I'm sure she would be wonderful," Allen said through a translator. "She's got charisma, she's already acted so she's not unknown to an audience.

"There are a lot of ways I could use her though I don't have a story for her at the moment," Allen added. "But I'll certainly talk to her about it and I'll ask her if she's interested."

Although he was likely just humoring his host, Allen has always had a penchant for writing great female roles. Five women have won Oscars playing Woody Allen characters in the past 32 years, including back-to-back Supporting Actresses in the 1990s and the most recent winner of that award, Penelope Cruz.

His latest film, Whatever Works opened this weekend in New York and Los Angeles, and he returns to London this July to shoot with Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, and others.

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