"Garance" Receives 12-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes

In the longest – and certainly one of the most enthusiastic – standing ovations of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Jeanne Herry’s "Garance" received a wild 12-minutes of applause after the film ended.

Co-stars Adèle Exarchopoulos, Sara Giraudeau, and Mathilde Roehrich could be seen exchanging hugs, and the plaudits continued.

Competition entry Garance stars Exarchopoulos as a jobbing actress navigating the instability of her profession, alcoholism, family tragedy, and love.

"Garance" is actress, director and screenwriter Herry’s fourth feature directorial credit after "Elle L’ Adore" (2014), "In Safe Hands", (2018) and the multi-César-nominated drama "All Your Faces," for which Exarchopoulos won the Best Supporting Actress César in 2024.

Exarchopoulos was just 19 when she, co-star Léa Seydoux, and director Abdellatif Kechiche, in a rare feat, shared the Palme d’Or for "Blue Is the Warmest Color".

In fact, Seydoux was among those in the audience applauding tonight.