This horror film is directed by a French woman

It’s only a few weeks until The Substance craze infects France. Upon its presentation at the Cannes Film Festival, French director Coralie Farger’s second feature film received a strong response – AlloCiné was there, and you shared her feedback on the film.

Crowned the award for Best Screenplay, This Journey body horror It has since traveled the world and spread to the United States. The response from American audiences only proves the power of this unique horror film.

In The Substance, Demi Moore plays Elizabeth Sparkle, a successful actress and aerobics queen who finds her popularity on the wane after fifty years. To regain control over his life, he conducts a strange experiment: by injecting an unknown substance, he gives life to another version of himself (Margaret Qualley), younger, more beautiful, stronger and above all… better accepted. by industry.

A record of success

Since its transatlantic release, The Substance has enjoyed significant critical success and unprecedented word of mouth. And as proof, the film is the biggest box office success for distributor MUBI and one of the highest scores in America for the French director.

Strongly inspired by the feature film craze, internet users are multiplying memes on social networks and the result is humorous:

“TThat substance joins the club of “great films of the 2020s directed by a French woman.”

“Demi Moore’s jacket in The Substance gives the best jacket performance in a movie since Jennifer Lopez’s jacket in Hustlers.”

“Me before substance because every scene is iconic.”

“He took the substance.”

“I have a substance in front of“.

“Michael Jackson after receiving a substance.”

“Substance spoilers without context.“

“They love the substance.”

“The boy thinks he got the substance.”

The substance arrives in France on November 6.