Movie Chronicle 9: Substance and False Promises

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1118909ar

Keywords:

body, identity, ethics, transhumanism, aging

Language(s):

French

Abstract

Coralie Fargeat’s film The Substance (2024) portrays the torments of refusing to grow old, especially for women, in a social context filled with the injunction to stay young at all costs. As well as posing several existential questions, the film is a critique of the social world in which we live.

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Published

2025-07-07

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[1]
Quintin J. Movie Chronicle 9: Substance and False Promises. Can. J. Bioeth 2025;8:110-2. https://doi.org/10.7202/1118909ar.

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2025): Open Issue

Section

Art, Culture & Creative Work

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