Carla Bruni, wife of French president Nicolas Sarkozy [ Images ], is all set to act in a Woody Allen [ Images ] movie in Paris this summer.

But Allen seems to be concerned about the problems that would come up because of Bruni being France's [ Images ] First Lady.

Bruni is to play a supporting role in the movie. The lead role has landed in the kitty of Oscar winning French actress Marion Cotillard [ Images ], reports The Telegraph.

Allen told Bruni last year that she would be a "natural" choice for one his films.

But the director did not have a script ready for the former model. Bruni had then hinted that she might act in one of Allen's movies.

"Carla Bruni [ Images ] is not a woman who earns her living as an actress. She is a first lady. She could be taken away at any moment by other duties, like a political crisis or an important event. I have to take account of the risks that there could be, and hiring her is far from certain," Allen said.

Earlier, 42-year-old Bruni has played herself in Robert Altman's Pret-a-Porter.

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