Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian-French

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and

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. Her 2013 film, '' A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the

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at the

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Personal life

Bruni Tedeschi was born in

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, Italy, in the

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of Italy. Like her younger sister,

Carla Bruni Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

, she has settled in France. The girls were raised bilingual, as their family moved to Paris in 1973, fearing kidnappings and, later, the terrorism of the

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. She holds dual Italian and French citizenship. Her mother is Italian with French ancestry. Her father is Italian. She is second cousin of

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. Tedeschi had a relationship with the French actor Louis Garrel from 2007 to 2012. Together they adopted a girl from

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in 2009.

Selected filmography

She was present at the 2005 Berlinale, the Berlin International Film Festival, to promote two films she had acted in: '' Tickets'' (2005), a three-segment film directed by

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, and Ken Loach, and '' Crustacés et Coquillages'', a comedy directed by the French duo of Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau. She also played a lead role in the short film ''Drugstore'' (2000), as part of a French anti-drug awareness raising campaign

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(Original French title:'' Scénarios sur la Drogue''), directed by Marion Vernoux based on a script by

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Notable TV appearances

She recently appeared in one episode of the TV series ''

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'' (2013).

Directing

Her debut film as a director, '' It's Easier for a Camel...'', earned her two awards at the

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for Emerging Narrative Filmmaker and Best Actress in 2003. The film also won an award at the

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in 2004. It was also awarded Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film. It was also entered into the

25th Moscow International Film Festival The 25th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 20 to 29 June 2003. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian-Spanish film ''The End of a Mystery'' directed by Miguel Hermoso. Jury * Sergei Bodrov (Russia – President of the J ...

. According to Tim Palmer the film is an engaging example of contemporary French pop-art cinema, referring to directors who wittily merge the features of intellectual/arthouse cinema with mass/popular cinema, putting Bruni Tedeschi in the company of other filmmakers such as François Ozon, Maîwenn le Besco,

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, Serge Bozon, etc.Palmer, Tim (2011). ''Brutal Intimacy: Analyzing Contemporary French Cinema'', Wesleyan University Press, Middleton CT. . In 2007, Bruni Tedeschi directed ''

Actrices ''Actrices'' (''Actresses'') is a French comedy-drama film directed by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, released in 2007. The film was presented in the official selection at the 60th Cannes Film Festival and won a ''Prix Spécial du Jury'' in the Un Certa ...

'', which won the '' Prix Spécial du Jury'' at the

2007 Cannes Film Festival The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears. Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. '' 4 ...

. Her 2022 film ''Les Amandiers ( Forever Young)'' also premiered in the main competition of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

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