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.

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