Speaking at the French premiere of Coralie Fargeat’s bloody satire ArticleDemi Moore likened the movie to the controversial presidential election taking place in the United States.
Moore said: “America is built on Puritans, religious fanatics and criminals.” Miscellaneous. “[And] You are a kind of vision [as much] in our election right now.”
The actress touched on how sexuality is still “taboo” in America, where there is “a lot of fear” about the body. She continued: “It never made sense to celebrate the body in art, but fear it in cinema,” she said, explaining that Fargeat aimed to break those taboos by shining a light on it.
Moore said: “When we choose to hide ourselves, when we’re afraid to be seen, we create isolation,” Moore said. “There is greater liberation when you are willing to let others see you in all parts of you, not just the parts you want them to see.”
She added that in “being a person of a certain age” she found value in being “willing to be seen as flaws and imperfections.” The actress also touched on the “cruelty” and “violence” that we can direct towards ourselves, and how exploring those feelings pushed her out of her comfort zone.
Moore said that when asked if a man could have directed the movie, she said, “Maybe a man could, but I don’t think a man could have written it.” [it]”.
The star praised Virgit’s “visual style and symbolic style” and her unique use of sound throughout the movie. Moore added: “I want to stop being surprised [about women’s potential]”.
Fargeat later said: “The movie is completely personal.” Miscellaneous. “This is what I’ve really experienced in my life in terms of body image and the expectations of what it means to be a good woman, how you should look and how you should act. So, yeah, it’s a very personal journey about how that affects my whole being.
A Rolling Stone Review Articlecalled it “Moore’s exceptional performance and the best of his career.” “That’s just the way it is,” said film critic David Fair. Picture of Dorian Gray goes ballistic in the best possible way,” and said it was a “climatic bloodbath.” The ShiningPlasma Elevator of Shame.
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