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Bruni a modern-day Marie Antoinette?
1 Jul 2008, 0109 hrs IST,PTI |
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LONDON:
French first lady Carla Bruni may be popular with the people of France but one
of that country's most influential political journals has given her a sobriquet
—"modern-day Marie Antoinette". (
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Marie
Antoinette was the ill-fated wife of King Louis XVI who was beheaded during the
French Revolution which started in 1789.
Under the headline "Enough is
enough", 'Marianne' has lambasted the former Italian supermodel-turned-chanteuse
for her continual preening and showing off. This is followed by everything from
nude pictures of Bruni — released by Christie's auction house on the eve
of her state visit to UK — to intimate interviews in which she discusses
everything from her love life to her Left-wing political instincts.
According to the journal, at a
time when French president Nicolas Sarkozy is trying to reform his country with
a right-wing agenda, such images and meandering comments have made his wife look
distinctly foolish, drawing comparisons with Marie Antoinette.
Like Marie Antoinette before her,
Bruni considers herself to be one of the most beautiful woman in Europe, the
journal has said. Nicolas Domenach, the author of the article, wrote: "The
president himself seems to be saying at every opportunity 'Isn't she beautiful,
isn't she clever, doesn't she sing well?' And the public are getting tired of
it."
The union could be a
metaphor for a harmonious, borderless Europe. The real Europe is a cacophonous
and conflicted place, though, as the Sarkozys will soon discover: On Tuesday,
they would also become Europe's public face, as France takes over the presidency
of the 27-nation European Union.
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