Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center-Demi Moore talks full-frontal nudity scenes in Cannes-premiered horror movie 'The Substance'

Demi Moore is Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Centerfeeling vulnerable amid her new role in the movie "The Substance," which premiered at Cannes Film Festival.

The 61-year-old talked about playing an aging actress in the film and filming nude scenes during a press conference Monday. Moore's character, Elizabeth Sparkle, takes a "black market," "cell-replicating substance" to become a "younger, better version of herself," played by Margaret Qualley, according to IMDb.

"Going into it, it was really spelled out — the level of vulnerability and rawness that was really required to tell the story," Moore said, according to Variety and CNN. “And it was a very vulnerable experience and just required a lot of sensitivity and a lot of conversation about what we were trying to accomplish."

The performance involved several scenes of full-frontal nudity for Moore. The "Feud" actress credited Qualley, 29, with making her feel comfortable on set.

More said she found "someone who was a great partner who I felt very safe with. We obviously were quite close — naked — and we also got a lot of levity in those moments at how absurd those certain situations were," according to the outlets.

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Various media outlets, including Variety and Deadline, report the film received anywhere between a nine and 13-minute standing ovation.

The extended standing ovations have been going around at Cannes, with Francis Ford Coppola's 40-year passion project "Megalopolis" and Kevin Costner's "Horizon: An American Saga" both receiving upwards of seven minutes of applause at their respective premieres. Both films have received mixed reviews from critics.

Costner received a warm reception to his first directorial effort in 11 years at the festival on Sunday, which brought the 69-year-old to tears, as seen in video shared by Variety. "I'm sorry you had to clap that long for me to understand that I should speak,” said Costner, according to the Huffington Post and People.