Den stygge stesøsteren
The Ugly Stepsister
Like every young girl in the kingdom, Elvira dreams of royal matrimony in hazy, rose-tinted images. In the greyish-green reality of a derelict mansion, she is the ‘ugly stepsister’ to the kind, doe-eyed Agnes whose dresses, trinkets, and beauty seem immeasurable. Self-conscious of her braces and sweet tooth, Elvira is timid, but her ringlet curls shake with assurance: “I will marry the prince,” she declares. For her debut feature (and early Sundance stand-out), Norwegian writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt blends the more brutal folktale elements with phantasmatic longing to create a version of Cinderella where beauty is pain for some women, but life is pain for all of them. (Savina Petkova, BFI)
Director's Filmography (Selection)
Den stygge stesøsteren (The Ugly Stepsister, 2025) - Saras intime betroelser (Sara's Intimate Confessions, 2018, short) - How Do You Like My Hair? (2013, short)
Den stygge stesøsteren (The Ugly Stepsister, 2025) - Saras intime betroelser (Sara's Intimate Confessions, 2018, short) - How Do You Like My Hair? (2013, short)
Nachtsicht | Night Sight 2025
Emilie Blichfeldt
Norway / Denmark / Romania / Poland 2025
color
105 minutes
Norwegian / Swedish / Polish OV with English subtitles / OV with German subtitles
Screenings / Tickets
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Screenplay Emilie Blichfeldt
Cinematography Marcel Zyskind
Editing Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Sound/Sounddesign Tormod Ringnes, Marius Paus Brovold
With Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Ane Dahl Torp, Flo Fagerli
Producer(s) Maria Ekerhovd, Mariusz Włodarski, Lizette Jonjic, Theis Nørgaard, Jesper Morthorst
Production
Mer Film, Lava Films, Zentropa Sweden, Motor Productions
World Sales
Memento International
Austrian Premiere
Austrian Rights
Polyfilm
World Premiere
Sundance Film Festival 2025
Tags
Films with German subtitles, German spoken / German subtitles