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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is a 1999 fantasy novel by American writer Gregory Maguire, retelling the tale of Cinderella through the eyes of one of her "ugly stepsisters." In 2002, the book was adapted into a TV movie of the same name directed by Gavin Millar .
Cinderella's stepsisters are characters in the fairy tale and pantomime, Cinderella. They are the daughters of Cinderella's wicked stepmother , who treat her poorly. The sisters have been in variations of the story from as early as researchers have been able to determine.
The main characters introduced in the first film include the protagonist Cinderella, her mouse friends Jaq and Gus, her stepmother Lady Tremaine and stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella, her Fairy Godmother, and her love interest, Prince Charming. Dreams Come True and the 2015 live-action film introduced new characters while expanding on the story.
Cinderella (portrayed by Betty Boop) is a poor young woman forced to be the virtual slave of her two ugly stepsisters, who demand she prepare them for the prince's ball while she is left at home to lament her spinsterdom, singing that no one loves her and that her only respite is her dreams, but she holds out hope of being a real princess someday.
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is a musical written for television, but later played on stage, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based upon the fairy tale Cinderella , particularly the French version Cendrillon, ou la petite pantoufle de verre ("Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper"), by ...
“The Ugly Stepsister” joins Memento International’s 2024 Cannes slate which also features Cannes Directors’ Fortnight title “The Other Way Around” (“Volveréis”) by Jonas Trueba.
Netflix enlisted some of Hollywood’s hottest names to bring the beloved book Uglies to life. Joey King stars as Tally Youngblood in the new movie — based on author Scott Westerfeld’s 2005 ...
An Uncommon Romance: Anastasia, one of Cinderella's stepsisters, falls in love with a baker, of whom her mother Lady Tremaine and sister Drizella disapprove. Cinderella, unbeknownst to anyone else, arrives and secretly watches as Lady Tremaine berates Anastasia, thus leading her to help Anastasia in getting ready for the ball together, which ...