Another addition to the horror versions of childhood classics is on the way, and this time it focuses on Cinderella’s stepsister, Elvira.
Variety reports that this new film is the feature debut of Emilie Blichfeldt, and is titled, The Ugly Stepsister. Memento International is kicking off sales in Cannes this May. The film will combine “comedy and horror” as “seen through the eyes of Cinderella’s stepsister, Elvira.” Lea Myren stars as Elvira. Thea Sofie Loch Naess and Ane Dahl Torp also star in The Ugly Stepsister.
“The gory film follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister in a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business. She will go to any lengths to catch the prince’s eye.”
“With this ‘beauty horror’ I want to seduce the audience into a “girl-dreaming-of-marrying-the-prince-fairytale,” before revealing its true and raw insides,” said director Emilie Blichfeldt. “It’s time the ugly stepsister’s story is lifted from the shadows of Cinderella, and cultivated as the iconic feminist narrative of the tyranny of beauty that it is.”
Speaking of the film, Memento had this to say, “It is highly contemporary in its exploration of what one is willing to do to meet society’s imposed beauty standards on women. Emilie is finally giving a voice to the underdog in a very entertaining way, allowing audiences worldwide to connect with her.”





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