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Garance: Cannes drama probes a glossy, imperfect portrait of alcohol addiction
This Cannes review looks at Garance, a French drama following an actor whose heavy drinking derails her career, relationships and mental health. It explores how the film depicts addiction, medical consequences and the idea of quitting without support, raising questions about what recovery really looks like. Useful if you’re curious about on-screen portrayals of alcohol problems and how convincingly they mirror real-life experience.
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