“Its about filming what you feel, and what society does to you.”
“I got many offers to direct scripts I didnt write.
What do I feel is good for me?
Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid in ‘The Substance’.MUBI
I still wanted to create my own path.
That pain manifests itself inThe Substance’s shocking scenes featuring intense gore.
Fargeat says many insisted that she use CGI for the films more elaborate sequences, but she refused.
Demi Moore in ‘The Substance’.Christine Tamalet/Courtesy of TIFF
It was I think 36,000 gallons of blood,” she says of the sequence.
“Its about filming what you feel, and what society does to you.
I needed to show it for real,” she says.
“Its the symbolic:Lookat the violence, dont shy away.”
The Substance also starringDennis Quaid is in theaters Friday.
