Adèle Exarchopoulos Wins Cannes Praise for 120-Minute Another Day
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Updated · Screen International · May 17
Adèle Exarchopoulos Wins Cannes Praise for 120-Minute Another Day
6 articles · Updated · Screen International · May 17
Jeanne Herry’s 120-minute Cannes Competition entry “Another Day” is being driven by strong early praise for Adèle Exarchopoulos as Garance, a young actress whose alcoholism steadily derails her work and relationships.
Exarchopoulos’s performance stands out for its restrained naturalism, matching the film’s unsensational treatment of addiction as Garance moves through blackouts, panic attacks and denial on Paris’s queer scene.
Sara Giraudeau, Mathilde Roehrich and Brigitte Sy anchor a close-knit supporting cast, while Herry’s brisk editing and psychological realism give the drama momentum across several years of Garance’s decline.
StudioCanal plans a September domestic release, and the combination of Cannes exposure, LGBTQ themes and Exarchopoulos’s art-house profile could help the French film travel internationally.
Will Adèle Exarchopoulos's portrayal of alcoholism in 'Another Day' be powerful enough to win her a second Palme d'Or?
Can an 'anti-sensationalist' addiction film captivate audiences, or does its quiet realism risk feeling too tidy for a messy disease?