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From ‘The Substance’ to ‘Titane’ Genre Films Grab Solid Ground at Top Festivals and at the Box Office
Genre hits like ‘The Substance’ and ‘Titane’ see success at top festivals and at the box office, opening doors for more.
Indeed, in the time since Cattet and Forzani’s prior effort, “Let the Corpses Tan,” Jordan Peele emerged as a brand-name auteur, Julia Ducournau claimed a Palme d’Or for “Titane” and Coralie Fargeat bowed at Cannes with “The Substance,” which is a contender for a few Oscars. And as “Reflections in a Dead Diamond” enters Berlin having already secured theatrical berths in key European and Asian territories — standing in marked contrast to the filmmakers’ previous efforts — that trend line should only notch upward. To wit: With Fargeat and star Demi Moore barreling into the Oscar home-stretch the wind at their backs, Charades will now bring Ducournau’s next film, “Alpha,” to this year’s EFM, having already banked 20 international pre-sales ahead of the Berlin market.
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