Actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi to be part of French Film Delegation

MUMBAI: French actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, elder sister of the first lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is to be part of a French film delegation to India.

The 45-year-old actress‘ film Les Regrets has been chosen for second Rendezvous of French Cinema that is being organised by Unifrance and the Embassy of France.

Among the highlights of the Rendezvous, eight films will be screened between 2 to 6 December among which Valeria‘s film is among the most awaited.

A special highlight of this festival is the classic Pierrot le fou directed by Jean-Luc Godard. 

The event that will take place in Mumbai will have Valeria along with a artistic delegation from France that includes some Oscar nominees, Palm d‘Or winners and filmmakers.

On the occasion Valeria will interact with prominent Bollywood personalities like Yash Chopra, Vishal Bharadwaj and Anurag Kashyap.

There is a strong buzz that the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla will reportedly be in India to visit the Taj Mahal when the French delegation is here. However, there is no word on whether they will even make a stop at Mumbai.