The Ugly Stepsister
The horror comedy ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ opens in cinemas on 5 June. Elvira (Lea Myren) has had enough of living in the shadow of her beautiful stepsister Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss). In order to catch the eye of Prince Julian (Isac Calmroth), the most sought-after bachelor in the entire kingdom, she wants to optimise her own appearance using extreme methods. The result is a reckoning with beauty ideals and gender stereotypes.
The Danish costume designer Manon Rasmussen has returned to Theaterkunst for this production and has found various historical costume pieces in our costume hall, including jewellery, hats, bags, dresses, suits and bodices.
Theaterkunst: What do you love most about your job?
Manon Rasmussen: I love to start by an empty table, and see things growing on the table. All the different ways you go, the solutions you take and ending up with a result, you like. And then the empty table again – you have finished a project, and can start all over again. I also love traveling around picking costumes and creating the characters – the most creative part of my job, and the most sensitive.
With Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Ane Dahl Torp, Flo Fagerli, Malte Gårdinger, Isac Calmroth, Ralph Carlsson, among others; production: Mer Film, Lava Films, Motor Productions, Zentropa Sweden; director: Emilie Blichfeldt; costume design: Manon Rasmussen
Copyright: Capelight Pictures
