Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt on her reframing the Cinderella story as body horror about the bloody pursuit of beauty. "There's only one Cinderella, the rest of us are the ugly stepsister.

T he iconic fairy tale of Cinderella is getting a wild twist with the Sundance hit, The Ugly Stepsister. The movie hails from Norwegian writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt in her fe ...

In The Ugly Stepsister, director Emilie Blichfeldt shines a light not only on Cinderella's flaws but offers a powerful look at the crippling beauty standards that women are put through.

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Emilie Blichfeldt's feature debut "The Ugly Stepsister" is a grim and gruesome affair not for the faint of heart ...

The Ugly Stepsister” — the Cinderella-inspired horror that emerged from Sundance as one of the festival’s buzziest titles — has sold worldwide for Memento International. From director Emilie ...

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The Ugly Stepsister will stream on Shudder in 2025 ... But the perspective writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt brings to her debut feature is fresh enough that it takes a few minutes to realize ...

Sundance: Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt swaps tapeworms for silkworms ... for one.) “The Ugly Stepsister” begins with the tragically forced communion of two families as the brace ...

thoughtfully executed fairytale nightmare-comedy like Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister. Set in a fantastical alternate 1900s, The Ugly Stepsister shifts the spotlight to the familiar ...

The story of Cinderella has been passed down across the world for centuries, first through oral lore, then via various ...

“The Ugly ... Stepsister” — the Cinderella-inspired horror that emerged from Sundance as one of the festival’s buzziest titles — has sold worldwide for Memento International. From ...