Garance premiere brings multiple French stars

Adèle Exarchopoulos and director Jeanne Herry walked the red carpet for the premiere of “Garance” at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, joining a largely French group of cast and production figures for the screening in competition. Reuters photo captions from Cannes identified Exarchopoulos, Herry, Sara Giraudeau, Sarajeanne Drillaud, Mathilde Roehrich and producer Hugo Selignac among those posing during arrivals. Cannes’ official festival pages list “Garance (Another Day)” as a Competition title at the 79th edition of the festival. The screening took place at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. ### Which “Garance” team members were identified on the carpet? Reuters identified Jeanne Herry as the film’s director and Exarchopoulos, Giraudeau, Drillaud and Roehrich as cast members in a May 17 caption from the arrivals line. The same caption named Hugo Selignac as producer. (reutersconnect.com) AP-style image galleries published by U.S. regional outlets also showed arrivals linked to the same premiere on May 17 in Cannes. One such gallery carried images from the “Garance” red carpet as the festival continued its sixth day. ### What is the film that premiered? Cannes describes “Garance (Another Day)” as a 2026 French feature directed by Jeanne Herry and running 120 minutes. (reutersconnect.com) The festival synopsis says the story follows Garance, “a young alcoholic actress,” over eight years marked by work, parties, anxiety, joy and personal upheaval. The festival’s editorial note published on May 17 said Herry drew on interviews with a young alcoholic speaking about recovery and added elements from her own past as an actor. (goshennews.com) That same note said Exarchopoulos plays the title character and Giraudeau appears opposite her in a central supporting role. ### Why was this screening part of Cannes’ main program? (festival-cannes.com) The Cannes festival page lists “Garance” in Competition, placing it in the section that contends for the Palme d’Or. The official site said this was the first time Herry had been selected for Cannes with a film in Competition. Screen Daily’s report on the 2026 official selection also listed Herry’s film among the Competition titles unveiled ahead of the festival. (festival-cannes.com) That report referred to the film by its international title, “Another Day,” and named Exarchopoulos in the lead role. ### How does Cannes describe Herry’s project? The Cannes editorial feature published on May 17 said Herry’s film spans eight years in the life of an actress dealing with alcoholism. (festival-cannes.com) The piece said Herry based the project on documentary-style interviews and rooted the film in what the festival called “attentiveness to reality.” (screendaily.com) The official film page names Trésor Films and Chi-Fou-Mi Productions among the producers, with Studiocanal listed among the production and distribution partners. The same page lists French and Belgian production participation. ### What happens next for “Garance” at Cannes? The 79th Cannes Film Festival runs from May 12 to May 23, according to the festival’s official site, leaving “Garance” in the lineup as the event moves toward its closing awards. (festival-cannes.com) Cannes lists the film in Competition, where jury decisions will determine the Palme d’Or and other prizes at the end of the festival. (festival-cannes.com)