The Ugly Stepsister (Norwegian: Den stygge stesøsteren) is a 2025 comedy horror film co-written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt in her directorial debut. The film, starring Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Ane Dahl Torp, and Flo Fagerli, making use of the motif of the fairy tale Cinderella, retells a twisted story of Elvira who competes against her beautiful stepsister in a bloody battle ...

The Ugly Stepsister: Directed by Emilie Blichfeldt. With Lea Myren, Flo Fagerli, Isac Calmroth, Malte Gårdinger. Follows Elvira as she battles against her gorgeous stepsister in a realm where beauty reigns supreme.

Jan 24, 2025 · The Ugly Stepsister offers a comedic horror twist on the classic fairy tale, centering on Cinderella’s stepsister, Elvira. Set in a kingdom obsessed with beauty, Elvira competes with her glamorous sibling, resorting to drastic measures to win the prince’s affection.

5 days ago · Collider's Perri Nemiroff sits down with the writer-director and cast of The Ugly Stepsister at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.; Emilie Blichfeldt's debut feature, The Ugly Stepsister, is a ...

The Ugly Stepsister follows Elvira (played by Lea Myren), who is made to feel insecure about her looks when compared to her picture-perfect stepsister. As per Rotten Tomatoes, the synopsis of the ...

4 days ago · The Ugly Stepsister brings the Cinderella story closer to the Brothers Grimm interpretation of the classic tale, putting its focus on Elvira, the elder daughter of Rebekka, and largely referred to as the titular insult, particularly in comparison to her beautiful stepsister, Agnes, also known as Cinderella. When their family patriarch dies, and ...

Jan 24, 2025 · The family-friendly studio’s more-wholesome-than-horrifying approach gives Norwegian writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt plenty of room to push back with “The Ugly Stepsister,” a deliciously ...

Jan 25, 2025 · 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...

Jan 26, 2025 · 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...