It was certainly the case that honored guest DameDonna Langleyhad captured the castle.
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Knobloch continued, Yes, women can be great leaders, just like you.
Yes, woman can be successful, just like you.
(L-R) Michelle Yeoh, Donna Langley and Greta Gerwig at the Kering Women in Motion dinner SundayVittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images; Baz Bamigboye/Deadline
Yes, women can take risks, just like you.
And yes, women can manage 10-figure budgets, just like you.
It was perfectly proper that Dame Donna was placed at the top table opposite festival jury presidentGreta Gerwig.
(L-R) Bryan Lourd, Salma Hayek, Donna Langley andFrancois-Henri PinaultBaz Bamigboye/Deadline
Not sure that well see a repeat of that level of success at the box office this year.
There was nothing below par about the Women In Motion dinner though!
As noted earlier, Place de la Castre is a fabulous venue.
The orange blossom rice pudding was a triumph.
Put me off the dish for decades.
Giboires rice pudding was in a class all by itself.
It should be served in all schools.
Okay thats, perhaps, going a stretch too far.
Posh rice puds very expensive.
In any case, the occasion wasnt really about the food.
But Dame Donnas a creative force too.
Once on the carpet, Pinault and his wife Salma Hayek welcomed them.
Not just from a red carpet perspective but from where fashion houses actively produce movies.
Thats partly one of the reasons why hes opening a Finch and Partners office in Hollywood.
Director Ali Abbasi was there with the stars of his eagerly awaitedThe Apprenticewith Sebastian Stan and Maria Bakalova.
