The Ugly Stepsister, now on Hulu, is a fairy-tale version of The Substance

Emilie Blichfeldt’s take on Cinderella, The Ugly Stepsister, just landed on Hulu, and it is truly a sight to behold. While I was prepared for the Norwegian film’s gory adherence to the Brothers Grimm version of the international folk tale (which has Cinderella’s stepsisters mutilating their feet to make the glass slipper fit, in a bid to marry the prince), I wasn’t prepared for its beauty, nor its complexity.