Emilie Blichfeldt: I grew up on a small picture book, a very simplified version of the Brothers Grimm version of Cinderella. There was an image of one of the stepsisters on the prince’s horse ...

The Ugly Stepsister makes the Cinderella story brand new again with its commitment to depraved yet incredibly thoughtful filmmaking.

The latest horror adaptation of a Disney classic is one of the year's most harrowing movie experiences, and it's now a ...

And the latest entry into this brutally necessary subgenre is writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt’s feature film debut The Ugly Stepsister. Even though it’s set in the past, Blichfeldt’s ...

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt swaps tapeworms for silkworms in a gory Grimm Brothers update about the body-horror extremes of the pursuit of beauty. It’s tough times out there for a ...

“The Ugly Stepsister,” written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, takes its cue from “Cinderella,” but this inspired body horror comedy is no Disney film. This fairy tale is both Grimm and ...

From filmmaker Emilie Blichfeldt, the film follows Elvira (Lea Myren), a young woman determined to make herself beautiful enough to win the prince’s hand, no matter the bloody, bone-crunching ...

The film is written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, making it her directorial debut. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2025. The story follows Elvira, who competes ...

The Overlook Film Festival has named the best of the fest. The feature film audience award went to Emilie Blichfeldt’s “The Ugly Stepsister,” while the grand jury prize for best feature film ...

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister underlines the base grotesquerie of the original fairy tale. Photo: Marcel Zyskind This review was originally published on January 24 ...

She also credited writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt with advising her on how to portray a person freezing up in pain. Blichfeldt said she has experienced similar pain when she dislocated her knees.

Enjoy. Here's the trailer (+ posters) for Emilie Blichfeldt's horror film The Ugly Stepsister, from YouTube: A darkly entertaining fairy tale horror from Norwegian writer & director Emilie ...