Carla Bruni: Family Ties and Cinematic Portrayals

"She only makes films inspired by my family, I said: 'Enough'". Carla Bruni, the star of yesterday's first episode of Belve, talked about her relationship with her sister director Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, who portrayed her in the 2018 film The Summer House as a 'drunkard'. Now it's the director's turn to take a step back and apologize to the former model. Belve, the ratings of the first episode: Loredana Bertè crazy about herself (9), Carla Bruni polygamous (7), Salvini relaxed (8). Carla Bruni, the sister apologizes. In her interview with Fagnani, saying she loves her sister, Sarkozy's wife underlines that she did not like at all how her sister represented her in the film The Summer House. "Also because then she takes the wonderful Valeria Golino, who should play the role of the younger sister, which would be me", continues Carla Bruni, who has been married to the former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy since 2008, with whom she has a daughter, "it's not always easy to see oneself... not represented, used. It's not the same thing. This woman staged by Golino is a drunkard. It disturbed me because indeed I could be. This is a great weakness of mine, to flatten it like that". Carla Bruni at Belve, the confessions: "When I drink I don't remember anything. Sarkozy? I would tolerate a betrayal, but if he fell in love I would slit his throat". The films in which the director talks about her family. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in two films, A Castle in Italy and The Summer House, digs into her and her family's memory, for two intimate and deep, delicate and touching stories. Complicated to watch for those, like Carla, who recognized themselves in those atmospheres. Carla Bruni at Belve, who is she? Age, the 2 children (from two different fathers), addictions, private life, biological father, the castle (family) and the tumor. And today the director responded to her sister's accusations by apologizing, again through the media. "I adore my sister. I know that sometimes she has been hurt by my films and I have always been very sorry". And remaining vague she adds: "The characters I represent are always fictional characters, even though I often take inspiration from people in my life". Valeria Bruni Tedeschi then explains what she thinks of her sister: "I feel great love and tenderness for Carla. I think she is fragile but also very strong and intelligent and that she has great musical talent and writing talent". Then the real apologies: "If I have hurt her, once again, I apologize. I think life is more important than films and it's not easy for me to think that by making a film I can hurt or harm a person I love".