Writer-director Coralie Fargeat argues that beauty culture and ageism severely limit women's lives and autonomy, presenting these issues in her film, The Substance.
The film's narrative follows a woman's desperate pursuit of eternal youth and beauty, paralleling classic tales like Faust and The Picture of Dorian Gray.
As Elizabeth Sparkle approaches 50, her producer's dismissive attitude epitomizes society's cruel associations between age, femininity, and worth in Hollywood.
Fargeat describes the strong feminist themes in The Substance, which critiques the commodification of female bodies within a horror and sci-fi framework.
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