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Variety Celebrates French Cinema at Pre-Cannes Dinner Hosted at Parisian Landmark Restaurant Laperouse
Variety gathered top French producers, distributors and talent, including Dominik Moll, Elodie Bouchez and Coralie Fargeat at Laperouse restaurant.
A few days before the start of the Cannes Film Festival, Variety gathered top French producers, distributors and talent, including Dominik Moll, Elodie Bouchez, Justine Triet and Coralie Fargeat at an intimate dinner hosted at the glamorous landmark restaurant Laperouse. Owned by Benjamin Patou and Antoine Arnault, Laperouse first opened its doors in 1766 and became a favorite refuge for the Parisian intelligentsia, including philosophers, novelists, artists and eventually filmmakers who would flock the numerous salons lushly decorated with red velvet, filled with paintings, ornate moldings and crystal chandeliers. Patou pointed out Laperouse, which which was tastefully revamped a few years ago by Dior Maison head Cordelia de Castellane, was even mentioned by Marcel Proust in his iconic novel “In Search of Lost Time,” and served as a backdrop in Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris.”
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