The Substance: Nobody's Ready for This Joyful Horror Film That Rocked the Cannes Film Festival

“The Substance: No one is ready for this enjoyable horror film that shook the Cannes Film Festival”

Réalisé par : Coralie Fargeat Avec : Demi Moore , Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid , Gore Abrams, Hugo Garcia, Philip Schurer Genre : Film d'horreur Sortie le 06/11/2024 Durée 02h20 0 /5 Donnez votre avis Synopsis Voir la bande-annonce Trouver une séance Vos avis

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Awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, this feature film directed by French director Coralie Fargeat caused a sensation on the Croisette. An organic body horror experience that you shouldn't miss. Our review.

Every year, the Cannes Film Festival selects a trashy or transgressive film that inevitably gets people talking on the Croisette after the screening. For the 2024 edition, it'sThe Substance which made a strong impression on the audience, shaking up the then-slow competition before leaving with the Best Screenplay Award. For a film belonging to the "body horror" subgenre (which particularly features the transgression of the body and psychology), this is rare enough to be worth noting.

Directed by French actress Coralie Fargeat, The Substance tells the story of a declining actress who decides to ingest a product that allows her to generate a younger version of herself, and to split time between these two versions every other week. Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley (Maid) embody the two versions of this same woman. Gore and feminist comedy, The Substance is a visceral and enjoyable cinema product like we rarely see. Coralie Fargeat films a hard-hitting tale about the 'ageism that is rampant in the society of the spectacle (but not only). The metaphor runs with precision and what each person can experience in their flesh in an unspeakable way and transcribes with pleasure and explosion in a strong cinematic gesture: eating disorders,  dysmorphophobia,  or even our own relationship to image and the other.

While it is definitely political and feminist, The Substance is above all a visceral and resolutely organic film that does not leave the viewer unaffected. The staging is mastered from start to finish, evoking numerous cinematographic references to implement its own style, served by stylized and colorful photography surprising. 

Grotesque, farcical, outrageous, flirting between horror and comedy, The Substance is above all a playground for its two main actresses who are engaged in an internal war. After a period of emptiness, Demi Moore dares to twist her image and indulges in all the excesses, recalling the exceptional actress that she is. This Wednesday, November 6, Coralie Fargeat offers an extraordinary experience as only cinema can offer.

Synopsis – Have you ever dreamed of a better version of yourself ? You should try this new product: THE SUBSTANCE. It has changed my life. It allows you to generate another version of yourself, younger, more beautiful, more perfect. Follow the instructions: YOU ACTIVATE once, YOU STABILIZE every day, YOU SWITCH every seven days without exception. Just share the time. It's so simple, what could possibly go wrong ?
 

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