Demi Moore Shows Off Her Substantial Substance in Post Screening Q&A at SBIFF
Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘The Substance’ Gets a Career Retrospective at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling interviewed Demi Moore during a post screening Q&A at the Arlington Theatre | Photo: Ingrid Bostrom
It doesn’t take a therapist to see why Demi Moore would be attracted to the challenges of a role like Elizabeth Sparkle, the character she plays in writer-director Coralie Fargeat’s Best Picture nominee The Substance.
A roller coaster ride of goo and gore, The Substance is also a brilliantly original satire of toxic beauty culture, where Moore (who at 62 years old is famously known for having her own magical fountain of youth) plays Elizabeth, a 50-year-old star who transforms into Sue, a gorgeous 20-something played by Margaret Qualley, thanks to a youth miracle drug called “the substance.”
In addition to the Academy’s top Best Picture honor for the film, Moore was nominated for Best Actress, Fargeat was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay, and the film was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
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