Episode 173: The Ugly Stepsister (2025)

Josh and Drusilla are OBSESSED with The Ugly Stepsister. From wiki: “The Ugly Stepsister (Norwegian: Den Stygge Stesøsteren) is a 2025 Norwegian-speaking satirical[3][4] dark comedy[5] body horror[6][7] film written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt (in her directorial debut). The film, starring Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Ane Dahl Torp, and Flo Fagerli, making use of the motif of the fairy tale "Cinderella", retells a twisted story of Elvira, who competes against her beautiful stepsister in a bloody battle for beauty. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 January 2025, where it opened the Midnight Section.” 

Also discussed: Hitchcock’s Rope, trauma dumping on friends, movies that feel like plays, classic queer cinema and the Hays Code, Alice Wu’s Saving Face, 90s lesbian films, pretty privilege, and more. 

 

NEXT WEEK: Dr. Caligari (1989)

 

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