Cinderella Tale Gets Horror Comedy Twist With ‘The Ugly Stepsister’; Memento International Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Memento International has boarded “The Ugly Stepsister,” the ambitious feature debut of Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt.
The company will kick off sales at this year’s Cannes. Combining comedy and horror, the film is a daring and unexpected take on the world-famous tale, seen through the eyes of the Cinderella’s stepsister, Elvira.
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. “The Ugly Stepsister” is produced by Maria Ekerhovd in Norway for Mer Film (“The Innocents,” “Sentimental Value”), and is co-produced by Lizette Jonjic for Zentropa Sweden (“Another Round”), Mariusz Włodarski for Poland’s Lava Films (“The Girl with The Needle”), Theis Nørgaard for Denmark’s Motor (“The Dead Don’t Hurt”), Zefyr and Film i Väst.
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