'The Ugly Stepsister' Review: A Grim and Grotesque Cinderella Horror Story Reminds Us That Beauty Is Pain | Sundance 2025
Emilie Blichfeldt's The Ugly Stepsister twists Cinderella into a bloody horror story about the pain and despair of trying to meet beauty standards.
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‘Ugly Stepsister’ Director on How She Worked to “Get the Gore Right”
"There's only one Cinderella, the rest of us are the ugly stepsister." By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief The Ugly Stepsister, Blichtfeldt’s debut feature — which premiered at Sundance ...
‘The Ugly Stepsister' Review: Stylish Norwegian Debut Takes ‘Cinderella' for a Body-Horror Spin
In The Ugly Stepsister, Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt recasts the story of these "ugly" young women as a horrifying quest for beauty. Recall, in the Brothers Grimm story, how one of the ...
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Sundance movie review: 'Ugly Stepsister' is gruesome twist on Cinderella
PARK CITY, UTAH Jan. 24 (UPI) --The Ugly Stepsister, which premiered Thursday at the Sundance Film Festival, embraces the darkness of the original Cinderella fairy tale. The Norwegian film ramps ...
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From Sundance: ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Will Make You Squirm
The Ugly Stepsister” works best when it’s not just merely tweaking but thoroughly elaborating on its source material.