The Substance

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote The Substance?Coralie Fargeat
2. What is the key cast members?Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid
3. What is the production budget?$18 million
4. What is the movie 'The Substance' about?It is a film about a famous actress who wants to look younger and takes a special potion, showing how people feel pressure to stay young.
5. Why does the movie use a lot of fake blood?The filmmakers used a lot of fake blood to make the special effects look real and help tell the story about the changes the actress goes through.

Body Horror: A subgenre of horror that explores the psychological and physical fears associated with the human body's decay, mutation, or violation.
Satire: The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Final Cut Privilege: A contractual right held by a film director to have the ultimate authority over the final edited version of their film.
Auteur Theory: A film criticism theory that views the director as the primary author of a film, imbuing it with their personal vision and style.