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In “ The Ugly Stepsister ,” an impressively gruesome feature debut from Norwegian writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt (now in ...

Director Emilie Blichfeldt chats about the hideousness of beauty, and body horror of her disturbing Cinderella variant, The Ugly Stepsister.

Lea Myren as Elvira and Thea Sofie Loch Naess as Agnes, in THE UGLY STEPSISTER. Courtesy of IFC Films In a dark, twisted re-telling of Cinderella, Norwegian director Blichfeldt’s satiric THE ...

Emilie Blichfeldt’s body horror debut critiques societal beauty standards, flipping the fairy tale point of view.

A review of The Ugly Stepsister, a dark fairy tale directed by Emile Blichfeldt, in theatres starting Friday,.

Blichfieldt's "burn it all down" approach creates turbulence and upset while walking over very well-trod ground.