“Garance” (released in some markets as “Another Day”) is Jeanne Herry’s Cannes-feature drama starring Adèle Exarchopoulos as a stage actress who repeatedly relapses into heavy drinking. Across reviews, the film is described as following a performer who begins from a position within a prestigious Paris repertory theatre, but finds her career and day-to-day functioning undermined by alcoholism. The character’s work life deteriorates as she parties nightly, wakes with severe hangovers, and struggles to sustain any stable routine or job progress. Reviewers note that Exarchopoulos gives a standout performance, with particular praise directed at her scenes on stage, where her energy and comic presence feel most vivid.
At the same time, multiple outlets characterize the film’s overall construction as uneven. Some critics describe the story and character development as thin or implausible, with the drama’s depiction of how the protagonist grapples with addiction seen as more conventional or “by-the-numbers” than deeply involving. Overall, sources agree the film emphasizes the lead performance, while opinions differ on how effectively the narrative explores the crisis of alcoholism.
