The Substance actually made quite a lot of waves when it hit theaters again in September, and rightfully so. Coralie Fargeat’s tackle the physique horror sub-genre was sufficient to make David Cronenberg blush, and it could go on to earn greater than $56 million on the field workplace to grow to be Mubi’s highest-grossing launch in historical past. Now, after profitable a plethora of pageant awards, The Substance is about to take the mainstream by storm after being nominated for 5 Golden Globe trophies, together with one for Finest Image.
Simply introduced this morning (through the Golden Globes web site), The Substance managed to snag the 5 nominations in varied classes, together with Finest Movement Image – Musical or Comedy, Finest Director – Movement Image (Fargeat), Finest Efficiency by a Feminine Actor in a Movement Image – Musical or Comedy (Demi Moore), Finest Efficiency by an Actress in a Supporting Function in Any Movement Image (Margaret Qualley), and Finest Screenplay – Movement Image (Fargeat). It is a big accomplishment for the little indie movie that would, which seemingly got here out of nowhere this 12 months to grow to be considered one of 2024’s most interesting horror films.
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Coralie Fargeat’s debut is a bloody, feminist tackle a traditionally sexist style.
Starring Moore as Elisabeth Sparkle – the ageing host of an aerobics present – The Substance examines the lengths her character will go to be younger once more within the superficial leisure business, which results in disastrous outcomes. After injecting herself with a mysterious neon inexperienced fluid, Qualley reveals up and, nicely, we don’t wish to spoil issues, so let’s simply say the movie takes physique horror to ranges not seen in many years. It’s positively a type of films that needs to be skilled to be believed, so do your self a favor and join Mubi to test it out.
Does ‘The Substance’ Have a Likelihood at Successful Finest Image?
As a lot as we’d wish to assume that The Substance has an opportunity at profitable Finest Image on the Golden Globes, we’re additionally realists, and contemplating its stiff competitors, it’s extremely unlikely. First off, it ought to have by no means been positioned within the ‘Musical or Comedy’ part to start with, however seeing as how that’s the way in which the cookie crumbled, it’s now up towards the likes of Depraved, Challengers, Anora, A Actual Ache, and Emilia Pérez. Likelihood is that Depraved will take residence the trophy, however that isn’t to say The Substance doesn’t have a shot elsewhere.
Coralie Fargeat actually has an opportunity to take residence the Finest Director trophy, and actually, we’ll be stunned if she doesn’t not less than win the award for Finest Screenplay. Demi Moore faces robust competitors from Cynthia Erivo (Depraved), Karla Sofìa Gascón (Emilia Pérez), and Mikey Madison (Anora), whereas Margaret Qualley is up towards Depraved’s Ariana Grande, and Emilia Pérez’s Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña.
Nonetheless, The Substance is the primary horror film of the last decade to be nominated for Finest Image in any class, be it Musical or Comedy, or Drama, so Fargeat and everybody concerned within the manufacturing must be happy with what they’ve completed. It’s an amazing social commentary not solely on the leisure enterprise, however on ageing, self-worth, physique dysmorphia, and the destructiveness of fast, self-improvement fixes. Like we mentioned, if you happen to’ve but to test it out, a $12.99/month subscription to Mubi is greater than value the fee.
Elisabeth Sparkle, famend for an aerobics present, faces a devastating blow on her fiftieth birthday as her boss fires her. Amid her misery, a laboratory gives her a substance which guarantees to remodel her into an enhanced model of herself.
- Launch Date
- September 20, 2024
- Solid
- Demi Moore , Margaret Qualley , Dennis Quaid , Gore Abrams , Hugo Diego Garcia , Olivier Raynal , Tiffany Hofstetter , Tom Morton , Jiselle Burkhalter , Axel Baille , Oscar Lesage , Matthew Géczy , Philip Schurer
- Runtime
- 140 Minutes
- Important Style
- Horror