Interestingly, this is one of quite a few details that were changed from the original fairy tale. Although Disney's Cinderella is primarily based on the 1697 French fairy tale by Charles Perrault ...

Euronews Culture sits down with Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt to talk about her savage and thought-provoking reframing of the Cinderella story, which wowed audiences in Sundance and Berlin.