The Substance
First screened in May 2024 / Most recently screened in December 2024
Director: Coralie Fargeat. Cast: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Gore Abrams, Edward Hamilton-Clark, Oscar Lesage, Hugo Diego Garcia, Robin Greer, Christian Erickson. Screenplay: Coralie Fargeat.

   
Photo © 2024 MUBI/Working Title Films
In Brief: Witty, withering history of violence—outer, inner, spectatorial—told in sharpest strokes since Jack started Ripping.

VOR:   Fargeat & Co. struck such a nerve with this rip-snorting but oddly poignant allegory that it already feels like a genre landmark and cultural mainstay.

Grade: B+

(in May 2024: B)


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Coralie Fargeat
Best Actress: Demi Moore
Best Original Screenplay: Coralie Fargeat
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Pierre Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, Marilyne Scarselli

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
Best Director: Coralie Fargeat
Best Actress (Musical/Comedy): Demi Moore
Best Supporting Actress: Margaret Qualley
Best Screenplay: Coralie Fargeat

Other Awards:
Cannes Film Festival: Best Screenplay
Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Actress (Moore)
Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Use of Visual Effects
European Film Awards: Best Cinematography (Benjamin Kracun); Best Visual Effects
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Makeup & Hair (Persin, Guillon, Scarselli, and Frédérique Arguello)

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