Woodman did NOT fire the French First Lady

Sources say.

September 9, 2010 at 4:15PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Bruni wears more clothes in the Woody Allen movie
Bruni wears more clothes in the Woody Allen movie (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

And now, the line that makes me believe the film is being shot using Merlin-style reverse time:

That seems likely. Then again, from what we heard earlier, it's not much of a part. Bruni had no lines. She was supposed to walk into a store and buy a baguette, but they had to do about 9,385 takes because she kept looking at the camera. She may be gorgeous, but she's a few wedges shy of an entire cheese wheel, as they say in France.

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