{"id":53987,"date":"2025-10-14T10:51:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/?post_type=film&#038;p=53987"},"modified":"2025-10-23T20:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T18:40:07","slug":"the-ugly-stepsister","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/en\/film\/the-ugly-stepsister\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ugly Stepsister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-temp=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_1 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_custom_1631185421436 wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1631185421436 wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Marted\u00ec 28 ottobre 2025<br \/>\n22.30<br \/>\nRossetti<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Tuesday 28th october 2025<br \/>\n22.30<br \/>\nRossetti<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_2 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_custom_1728379372647 wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1728379372647 wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5>Den stygge stes\u00f8steren<br \/>\nEmilie Blichfeldt<br \/>\nNorway, Denmark, Romania, Poland, Sweden 2025, 105\u2019<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencefictionfestival.org\/en\/trieste-sciencefiction-festival-2025\/\">2025_Neon \/ Out of Competition<br \/>\n<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_1 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text wpb_content_element  wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1710231564303\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Divertente a livelli febbrili, grottescamente splatter e implacabile nella sua satira sugli standard di bellezza, ecco The Substance del 2025. Tutti conoscono la storia di Cenerentola, giusto? Sbagliato! Nelle mani di Emilie Blichfeldt, al suo debutto alla regia di un lungometraggio, la fiaba dei fratelli Grimm diventa estremamente oscura: la regista reinventa la narrazione della scarpetta di vetro, della carrozza di zucca e del Principe Azzurro con un\u2019impronta da giallo italiano, un messaggio femminista e una prospettiva visivamente mozzafiato. Preparatevi a ogni conseguenza disgustosa, descritta nei minimi dettagli: vomito, sangue, arti recisi o una combinazione di tutto ci\u00f2. Chi avrebbe mai detto che C\u2019era una volta potesse essere cos\u00ec scioccante ed esaltante?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Feverishly funny, gruesomely gross and unrelenting in its satirical critique of beauty standards, here\u2019s The Substance of 2025. Everyone knows the Cinderella story, right? Wrong! In the hands of Emilie Blichfeldt, making her feature debut, the Brothers Grimm fairytale turns uber grim as she injects new life into the glass slipper\/pumpkin coach\/Prince Charming narrative with an Italian giallo slant, feminist message and visually dazzling perspective. Prepare for every disgusting consequence in agonizing detail, be it vomit, blood, severed body parts, or combination of both. Who knew Once Upon a Time could be so shocking and exhilarating.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-4\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h5>Sceneggiatura\/Screenplay <strong>Emilie Blichfeldt<\/strong><br \/>\nFotografia\/Cinematography <strong>Marcel Zyskind<\/strong><br \/>\nMontaggio\/Editing <strong>Olivia Neergaard-Holm<\/strong><br \/>\nSuono\/Sound <strong>Tormod Ringnes, Marius Paus Brovold<\/strong><br \/>\nMusica\/Music <strong>Vilde Tuv, Kaada<\/strong><br \/>\nEffetti speciali\/Special Effects <strong>Peter Hjort<\/strong><br \/>\nInterpreti\/Cast <strong>Lea Myren, Ane Dahl Torp, Thea Sofie Loch N\u00e6ss, Flo Fagerli<\/strong><br \/>\nProduttori\/Producers<strong> Maria Ekerhovd<\/strong><br \/>\nProduzione\/Production <strong>Mer Film, Film i V\u00e4st, Lava Films, Motor, Scanbox Entertainment, Zentropa International Sweden<\/strong><br \/>\nDistribuzione internazionale\/International Distribution <strong>Paradise City Sales<\/strong><br \/>\nDistribuzione italiana\/Italian Distribution <strong>I Wonder Pictures<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_border_width_2 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_custom_1698237245454 wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1698237245454 wpb_content_element\"   style=\"width: 100%;\"><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span style=\"border-top-color:#2A2A2A;\" class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span 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