By MICHAEL GINGOLD
The new art highlights one of the Grimm sides of the Cinderella story–but far from the only one.
THE UGLY STEPSISTER, a very dark and disturbing body-horror take on the classic tale (see our review here), is coming to U.S. theaters April 18 from IFC Films and Shudder and U.K. theaters April 25 from Vertigo Releasing. Written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt in her feature-film debut, it stars Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Ane Dahl Torp, Flo Fagerli, Isac Calmroth and Malte Gårdinger. The synopsis: “A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, THE UGLY STEPSISTER follows Elvira [Myren] as she prepares to earn the prince’s affection at any cost. In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes [Næss] to become the belle of the ball.”
