Four months after winning the Best Screenplay award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it earned a remarkable 13-minute standing ovation, Coralie Fargeat's body horror satire, The Substance, hit US theaters. Since its release, the film has garnered numerous awards and nominations, including five Oscar nods. Featuring the now Oscar-nominated performances of Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley, IGN's 8/10 review praised The Substance for its "indictment of celebrity culture's obsession with youth and beauty in a sick, twisted, and squirm-inducing parable."
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0Demi Moore delivers a career-defining performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister who loses her fitness TV show to studio head Harvey. Drawn to the allure of THE SUBSTANCE, a single injection transforms her into the stunning, youthful Sue. $42.98 save 42%$24.96 at Amazon
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The Substance is a satirical body horror-thriller crafted by writer-director Coralie Fargeat. Here's the official synopsis from Mubi:
Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), a former A-lister past her prime, [is] drawn to the opportunity presented by a mysterious new drug. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn – temporarily – as the gorgeous, twentysomething Sue (Margaret Qualley).
The only rule? Time needs to be split: exactly one week in one body, then one week in the other. No exceptions. Easy, right?
The Substance was written and directed by Coralie Fargeat. The film stars the following actors:
Demi Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle
Margaret Qualley as Sue
Dennis Quaid as Harvey
The Substance is Rated R for its strong bloody violent content, gore, graphic nudity, and language. The film has a runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes, including credits, and does not feature a post-credits scene.
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