Female Film Critics 24/375
As Garance proves many times over, the life of an alcoholic is a disaster for her family, her friends, and her own life. Knowing the statistics on this disease, there is no question that everyone knows or is part of that unfortunate group. As a case in point, French writer/director Jeanne Herry’s Garance/Another Day presents a prime example of a temporarily, moderately functioning alcoholic.
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Kind of like a reverse, more empowered Notting Hill, director Lisa-Nina Rives’ appealing French romcom tells the story of the unlikely connection between a mega movie star and a regular person who is a matter-of-fact waitress/chef who’s not particularly intimidated by the trappings of fame. While you can’t exactly claim that it reinvents the romcom wheel, French Lover is sweet, fun, and refreshing in the way that Rives portrays her leading lady a clearly in control and rarely compromises who she is or what she wants.
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