Fargeat wrote the prizewinning script after turning 40, as she grappled with feelings of obsolescence and inadequacy. “I had these massive thoughts that I had reached the age where I wasn’t going to ...
By Mia Galuppo Film Writer Coralie Fargeat tried to give everyone fair warning. When the French filmmaker was readying her latest film, The Substance, she wrote the script in its entirety ...
It occurred to Fargeat that she didn’t need to be like other filmmakers. “I wasn’t thinking like everyone else. ‘OK, make it a strength. Go for it. Accept that. It’s who you are, and don’t be shy of ...