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This lovely white gown was first seen in the 2002 Wonderful World of Disney production of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, where Jenna Harrison wore it as Clara Van Den Meer. It was seen on an extra in the 2011 film Anonymous, as well as on another extra in the 2013 episode of Poirot entitled The Big Four. In 2022 it was spotted on Naoko Mori as Mrs.Thistlewaite in the film production of Mr.Malcolm’s List.
Costume Credit: Anne81
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ROUND 1D, MATCH 10 OUT OF 16!
Propaganda Under the Cut:
Clara:
In Gregory Macguire's retelling and perspective flip of Cinderella, Clara initially comes off as one would probably write a Cinderella as told by one of her stepsisters. She's a bit vapid, spoiled, and a little delusional, believing that she's a changeling after being kidnapped by water spirits at birth. She's the one who gives herself the Cinderella nickname after sulking by the fire after the death of her mother. The only problem she seems to have, according to Iris, is that she's too beautiful!
That's partially true. Her beauty was both a blessing and a curse. The kidnapping she mentioned happened, but it was not as mystical as she made it out to believe. One of her father's business associated kidnapped Clara while she was out ice skating and locked her in a windmill until her family could pay the ransom fee (which was half of their riches). This lead to her being a bit antisocial. Her mother kept her inside of the house out of her safety, and it was a habit Clara kept after her death. Clara matures over time and finds herself to be genuinely befriend her two stepsisters. She takes on the role of the servant and the household chores so Iris (the viewpoint character and one of her stepsisters) could pursue her interests in painting without overshadowing her.
Ella:
so this is a discworld story, and in discworld stories are sort of parasitic life forms that like to happen over and over. they can be harnessed, with enough magic. this is what’s happening to ella saturday, who is playing the parts of both cinderella and the frog princess. her evil fairy godmother (you get two, an evil one and a good one, though her evil one is under the impression that she’s the good one) has taken over the city, and is forcing everyone into fairytale roles under the threat of execution if they’re not quite archetypal enough. she thinks this will make people happy. ella, on account of being the dead barons daughter, has gotten the role of princess. so she’s being kept in a house with two snakes who have been turned into human women, and is being forced to go to the ball, where she is expected to dance with the duc, who is a frog turned into a human, and kiss him to solidify the spell. she very much does not want to do any of this, but fortunately she’s got that other fairy godmother! who is brand new, on account of the last one died, and has no idea what she’s doing. but it all turns out ok in the end, and the stories stop (for a given value) and she’s the baroness now a they all live, if not happily or ever after, then normally, and for a time
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (2002)
Television movie adaptation from the book by Gregory Maguire
#cinderella#fairy tale#fairy tale retelling#fairy tales#fairy tale aesthetic#fairy tale inspired#fairy tale core#Disney#abc family#wonderful world of Disney#confessions of an ugly stepsister
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She assumes that skill will guide her fingertips, that shapely lines will uncoil out of the pencil the moment she starts. Surely talent is a thing curled deep inside, just waiting to be exercised, and at the slightest invitation it will stretch, shake itself, make itself known? Talent, it seems, is not so insistent.
Gregory Maguire, Confessions Of An Ugly Stepsister
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Twenty Books Challenge, Part 2
Hypothetically, you are only able to keep 20 of your books. Only one book per author/series. So what books are you keeping?
I was tagged by @the-forest-library. Thank you! I’m opting to do it in two parts because I wanted the chance to reuse some old photos I’ve taken of the individual books (and tumblr only allows ten pictures per post–booooo!!!). Here are books 11 to 20. You can find the first ten here.
11. Different Seasons by Stephen King - This is a collection of novellas contains an absolute favorite book of mine, The Body. It’s extremely sentimental to me, and I’ve owned this copy since I was in middle school.
12. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara - This is just another of the best books I’ve ever read that I need to reread.
13. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire - My brother, Robert, gave this to me when I was definitely not old enough to read it. It’s always been a favorite mine, and it’s particularly special to me now because Rob passed away in August.
14. Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones - This is probably my favorite fantasy book. I just love it so much and can’t be without it.
15. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine - This is one of my absolute favorite fairy tale retellings. It’s such a joy to reread. Plus I’ve had this copy since I was young, so I’m quite attached to it.
16. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke - This is another of my favorite fantasies. The worldbuilding is spectacular, and it is absolutely worth keeping and rereading.
17. Among Others by Jo Walton - Another wonderful fantasy that I want to reread. What I especially love about it is that it’s a love letter to the fantasy genre, and it includes a bunch of things I love: books, boarding schools, and fairies.
18. The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale - Another of my favorite retellings that I like to go back to periodically.
19. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien - This is a childhood favorite of mine, but this copy has also been in my family for a few generations. It originally belonged to my mom and my uncle when they were kids, then it went to my brothers, then it went to me. It’s falling apart, but I absolutely would have to keep it!
20. The Brontës by Juliet Barker - This is my favorite work of nonfiction. It is the definitive biography of the Brontës, and there’s just so much information in it! Plus I got my copy at the Brontë Parsonage Museum on my first visit. It has a stamp inside to prove it!
I have no clue who else has done this, so sorry if you already have! I’m tagging: @dauen, @ninja-muse, @moderngothicbooks, @bookcub, and anyone who wants to do this!
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"There was always a window. You can endure any sort of prison if you can apprehend a window in the dark."
Gregory Maguire, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
#Gregory Maguire#Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister#window#prison#dark#darkness#American literature#fairytale retelling#Cinderella#quotes#quotes blog#literary quotes#literature quotes#literature#book quotes#hope
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‘No matter the decade, no matter the century, Matthew Goode can step easily and convincingly into the footsteps of his character.’ mariebaia on Instagram beautifully summing up how Matthew can bring any character, from any age, to life.
Matthew Goode in ‘Costume Drama’ roles through the ages. Part 1
📷 Matthew in Medieval, A Discovery of Witches season 2, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Belle, Roots and Death Comes to Pemberley.
#matthew goode#matthewgoode#Medieval#a discovery of witches#confessions of an ugly stepsister#Belle#Roots#death comes to pemberley
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For the next two weeks, I'm participating in a #retoldathon over on Instagram! These are my hopeful reads, although in actuality I'm just hoping to get through Beauty, Stone Blind, and maybe more of In the Lives of Puppets :)
What are some of your favorite retellings?
#book#books#booklr#bookstack#bookstacks#reading#retoldathon#retellings#retelling#fairy tale#fairy tales#fairy tale retellings#beauty#rose daughter#in the lives of puppets#confessions of an ugly stepsister#stone blind#mythology#medusa#medusa retelling#mythology retelling
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[Image Description. pink and green moodboard including tulips, a glass slipper, and a woman painting. End ID.]
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister moodboard. Another book I read as a teen.
Iris was super relatable to me, with her learning how to become an artist. Though I’m kinda burnt out on Cinderella retellings...this one still holds a dear place in my heart. This and Brandy’s Cinderella are my 2 favorite retellings. Enjoy!
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I love books
I have a limited amount of funds. I get the majority of books at the library. Thank goodness they now waive late fees and do auto-renewals.
(The library isn't just for books, by the way.)
I have a limited amount of space. If I love the book it's on my shelf, but not everything on my shelf is a book I've read.
Favorite fiction on my shelf that I can see from where I sit:
Catch 22
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Giovanni's Room
Heart of Darkness
How to shit in the woods (for the lols)
Howl's Moving Castle
Jackaroo
Lord of the Flies
Metamorphosis
Orlando
Scaramouche and the majority of Rafael Sabatini's purple prose
Shabanu; Daughter of the Wind
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Wandering Heart (maybe not a fave, but definitely interesting)
#books#reading#how to shit in the woods#shabanu#scaramouche#jackaroo#orlando#giovanni's room#confessions of an ugly stepsister#catch 22#howl's moving castle#the wandering heart#oscar wilde#i love books
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister | "The Imp-Riddled House" Chapters 9-15:
Book Reflection/Spoilers
The book is divided into 5 main parts with the addition of it's prologue and epilogue.
This second part is called THE IMP-RIDDLED HOUSE. It has 7 chapters:
9. The Small Room of Outside
10. Small Oils
11. The Masterpiece
12. Rue, Sage, Thyme, and Temper
13. Reception
14. Virginal
15. Simples
This part starts with Iris, Ruth, and their mother in Van den Meer's house. Iris was called by him to help Clara with English and to be friends with her. I really love how Iris tries to interact with Clara by talking about fairytale things. This leads to Clara and Iris being close "friends". I say "friends" because Clara seems to be fond of Iris; however, she has certain manners that seem quote "socially awkward" and also with a bit of judgy-ness. She tends to kind of "judge" Iris and Ruth but is still friends with them. Clara seems to not be like the nice and gentle Cinderella we see in our Disney animated (and live-action) film.
Something that caught my attention while reading this part is from chapter 11, The Masterpiece.
It seems that the more wonderful this painting becomes, the less chance there is of the Master's ever surpassing it.
^Here, the Master is making a painting of Clara and tulips. The entire paragraph, especially the highlighted sentence, reminds me of Olivia Rodrigo's song Teenage Dream (one of my top favorites from her GUTS album). Especially the line in her song that goes, "...but I fear that they've already got all the best parts of me..."
^So the Master is definitely giving Teenage Dream vibes here👀 and can I say I sooo relate to this even in my 20s. I was a straight A student and had everyone talk about my grades, smarts and other performing and visual arts talents. I felt like I was best also at painting and drawing but after graduating high school I felt like I NEEDED to be better than I was and couldn't fail once. I'm mentally in a much better place now though! Always improving!
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Something I forgot to mention in the reflection from Part 1 was that this book is more based on real life than the magical side of Cinderella. It talks about witches, imps, fairies, gypsies, and changelings; however, they seem to be rumors and make believe in this book's universe. There are elements of history and some religion; however, the children seem to still question and/or imagine a magical world.
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How many Clara (Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister) submissions have there been?
Just the one (assuming it's you)! I'll tag them so fans for this book know to submit kt
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been reading a beauty and the beast retelling (as one does) and thinking about how many brothers and sisters she has in the OG story (11--she’s one of 6 girls and there are also 6 boys) and how the siblings are all given the fairy tale ‘the girls suck except our Main Character who is good and kind and generous’ treatment
and i’m thinking about what it’s like to love your sister but to know she’s the favorite child but to know that being the favorite is what will bring her into greatest danger
so anyway i may have to write a story about one of beauty’s sisters who gets left behind
#not enough 'sibling of the protagonist' fairy tale content out there#*shoves 'confessions of an ugly stepsister' under my bed#we're ignoring gregory macguire because i hate him#he hasn't done anything wrong i just don't like him#or maybe he's done something wrong idk#i just think his writing sucks
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This… out of curiosity
Do you know the different meanings of the name of Cinderella's Stepsisters?
Charles Perrault's Cendrillon
Javotte: A nickname for Geneviève, which means "of the race of woman," "woman of the family," or "white wave."
(Perrault only reveals the older stepsister's name in one scene, not the younger one's.)
Rossini's opera La Cenerentola
Clorinda: “Youthful” or “greenery.”
Tisbe: Unknown; it’s a name from Greek mythology.
Massenet's opera Cendrillon
Noémie: “Pleasantness.”
Dorothée: “Gift from God.”
The 1947 Russian film
Anna: “Grace” or “favor.”
Marianna: A cross between Mary, meaning “bitter,” “drop of the sea,” or “beloved,” and Anna (see above).
The Let's Pretend radio adaptation
Flora: “Flower.”
Isabella: A form of Elizabeth, meaning “My God is an oath.”
The Disney version, animated and live action
Anastasia: “Resurrection.”
Drizella: Probably a variant of Drusilla, meaning “little strong one.”
The 1955 film The Glass Slipper
Birdena: “Little bird.”
Serafina: “Fiery one.”
The 1957 version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical
Portia: “Pig.”
Joy: Self-evident.
The 1965 version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical
Prunella: “Little plum.”
Esmeralda: “Emerald.”
The Muppets' Hey, Cinderella!
Mona: “My lady.”
Lisa: Derived from Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath.”
Rankin/Bass's Festival of Family Classics
Fatima: “To abstain” (though it serves as a play on “fat,” because she is fat)
Leania: Probably derived from Helen, meaning “light” (though it serves as a play on “lean” because she’s scrawny)
The 1969 Czech film
Katerina: “Far off” or “pure.”
Dorota: "Gift from God."
The 1973 Czech film Three Wishes for Cinderella
Dora: “Gift.”
The 1976 film The Slipper and the Rose
Isobella: “My God is an oath” (see above).
Palatine: “Of the palace.”
The 1978 African-American adaptation Cindy
Olive: "Olive," of course.
Venus: "Love."
The Faerie Tale Theatre adaptation
Arlene: “Honor” or “eagle.”
Bertha: “Bright.”
The Grimm's Faerie Tale Classics adaptation (English dub)
Phoebe: “Bright.”
Griselda: “Gray battle.”
Stephen Sondheim's musical Into the Woods
Florinda: "Flower."
Lucinda: "Light."
The Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child adaptation
Margarita: “Pearl” or “daisy flower.”
Esmeralda: “Emerald” (see above).
The musical A Tale of Cinderella
Moltovoce: “Much voice.”
Seppia: “Squid.”
The 1996 Burbank Animation version
Nellie: A nickname for Ellen or Helen, meaning “torch” or “light.”
Melba: Derived from Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne means “mill stream.”
(Their names are inspired by the famous Australian opera singer Nellie Melba, whose birth name was Helen Mitchell and who took her stage name from her home city of Melbourne.)
The anime series Cinderella Monogatari
Catherine: “Far off” or “pure.”
Jeanne: “God is gracious.”
The 1997 version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
Minerva: “Intellect.”
Calliope: “Beautiful voice.”
The 1998 film Ever After: A Cinderella Story
Marguerite: “Pearl” or “daisy flower.”
Jacqueline: “Heel-grabber” or “supplanter."
Gregory Maguire's novel Confession of an Ugly Stepsister
Iris: "Rainbow" or "iris flower."
Ruth: "Friend."
Margaret Peterson Haddix's novel Just Ella
Griselda: "Gray battle" (see above).
Corimunde: Possibly a variant of "Clarimond," meaning "shining defender."
The Shrek franchise
Doris: "Dorian woman."
Mabel: "Lovable."
The 2000 stage version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical
Grace: Self-evident.
Joy: Self-evident (see above).
The 2000 British TV film
Goneril: Unknown meaning.
Regan: "Little ruler" or "king's child."
(In case anyone didn't know it, their names are taken from the evil sisters in Shakespeare's King Lear.)
The Simsala Grimm adaptation
Agatha: “Good.”
Beatrice: "One who blesses.”
The novel and film Ella Enchanted
Hattie: A nickname for Harriet, meaning “home ruler.”
Olive: Self-evident (see above).
The 2004 film A Cinderella Story
Brianna: "High" or "noble."
Gabriella: "God is my strength."
Malinda Lo's novel Ash
Ana: "Grace" or "favor" (see above).
Clara: "Clear" or "bright.
The 2010 Märchenperlen adaptation
Clothilde: “Glorious battle.”
The 2011 Sechs auf einen Streich adaptation
Annabella: "Grace and beauty."
The 2013 stage version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
Gabrielle: “God is my strength” (see above).
Charlotte: “Free woman.”
Alma Deutscher's opera
Griselda: “Gray battle” (see above).
Zibaldona: Possibly derived from Zebada, which is derived from Zebadiah, meaning “God has bestowed.”
Betsy Cornwell's novel Mechanica
Piety: Self-evident.
Chastity: Self-evident.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Bad Cinderella
Adéle: “Noble.”
Marie: “Bitter,” “drop of the sea,” or “beloved.”
The 2021 Sony/Amazon film
Narissa: “Sea nymph.”
Malvolia: “Ill will.”
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Spoilers here!
Matthew Goode is 46 Years Old
Actor: Matthew Goode was born in Devon, England and initially appeared in BBC productions and TV films like Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. His big break came playing the romantic lead in the Mandy Moore romcom, Chasing Liberty. He's appeared in a wide range of productions, including Zack Snyder's cinematic adaptation of Watchmen and Downtown Abbey. His most acclaimed work may be his time on The Crown playing Antony Armstrong-Jones, which earned him Emmy nominations.
Notable Films & TV Shows:
Title Role
Watchmen Ozmandias
The Good Wife Finn
The Crown Antony Armstrong- Jones
Downtown Abbey Henry Talbot
A Discovery Of Witches Matthew de Clairmont
Character: Matthew Goode plays Kristof Lazar in Abigail. Kristof is absent for much of the film, but the danger hs potentially poses to the main characters lingers. As the father of Abigail, the crew initially expect a big payoff for her return. However, the dangerous qualities of the crimelord shifts the tone of the film into something more tense. Kristof only appears towards the end of the film. However, Kristof's true origins are left a mystery in Abigail, setting him up as a potential way to expand the film into a series.
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