Jeanne Herry’s “Another Day” joins the 2026 Cannes Competition with Adèle Exarchopoulos starring as Garance, a Paris actress whose alcoholism gradually derails her work, relationships and sense of time.
Set across 8 years, including the COVID lockdown, the film tracks Garance from functioning alcoholic to collapse through missed appointments, slurred performances and a school appearance she can barely manage.
Herry emphasizes lived-in detail over melodrama, showing how financial strain, a terminally ill sister and personal setbacks feed Garance’s drinking while Pauline, played by Sara Giraudeau, becomes her emotional anchor.
The review praises the film’s fluid chronology, compassionate observation and Exarchopoulos’ authentic performance, while faulting a 2-hour runtime and a recovery ending that feels too tidy and instructional.
How does a Parisian actress's addiction story reflect the struggles within the modern gig economy?
Can a film be both an honest addiction drama and a tidy, instructional tale of recovery?
Is love truly the cure for addiction, or does the film reveal a more complicated truth?