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The Danish Girl

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 59m
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Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl (2015)
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A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey ... Read allA fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
191K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,291
549
  • Director
    • Tom Hooper
  • Writers
    • Lucinda Coxon(screenplay)
    • David Ebershoff(book)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Redmayne
    • Alicia Vikander
    • Amber Heard
  • Director
    • Tom Hooper
  • Writers
    • Lucinda Coxon(screenplay)
    • David Ebershoff(book)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Redmayne
    • Alicia Vikander
    • Amber Heard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 337User reviews
    • 278Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 31 wins & 79 nominations total

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    Eddie Redmayne
    Eddie Redmayne
    • Lili
    Alicia Vikander
    Alicia Vikander
    • Gerda
    Amber Heard
    Amber Heard
    • Ulla
    Ben Whishaw
    Ben Whishaw
    • Henrik
    Tusse Silberg
    • Older Woman
    Adrian Schiller
    Adrian Schiller
    • Rasmussen
    Emerald Fennell
    Emerald Fennell
    • Elsa
    Henry Pettigrew
    Henry Pettigrew
    • Niels
    Claus Bue
    Claus Bue
    • Man at Window
    Peter Krag
    • Stage Doorman
    Angela Curran
    • Dresser
    Pixie
    • Hvappe
    Richard Dixon
    Richard Dixon
    • Fonnesbech
    Pip Torrens
    Pip Torrens
    • Dr. Hexler
    Paul Bigley
    • Man in Gallery
    Nancy Crane
    Nancy Crane
    • American Woman
    Nicola Sloane
    Nicola Sloane
    • Brothel Madame
    Sonya Cullingford
    Sonya Cullingford
    • Striptease Artist
    • Director
      • Tom Hooper
    • Writers
      • Lucinda Coxon(screenplay)
      • David Ebershoff(book)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Lili consulted two physicians, both of whom diagnosed her as homosexual, a third physician diagnosed her as intersexed and claimed she had rudimentary female sex organs. In fact, when the sex reassignment surgery commenced, the surgeons found shrunken female ovaries. Hormonal assays taken just before her first surgery indicated more female than male hormones present. It is likely that she had XXY sex chromosome karyotype (Klinefelter's Syndrome) a condition not medically recognized until 1942. The fact that Lili was Intersex is not mentioned in the film.
    • Goofs
      During the last scene, when Gerda and Hans are standing by Vejle Fjord, mountains are in the background. Denmark has no mountains. That scene was filmed at the Mount Mannen in Norway.
    • Quotes

      Hans Axgil: [to Lili] I've only liked a handful of people in my life, and you've been two of them.

    • Crazy credits
      Eddie Redmayne as credited as Lili in final credits, probably respecting the trans identity. He actually plays 2 characters Einar Wegener and Lili Elbe.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Will Ferrell/Alicia Vikander/Twenty One Pilots (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Roses of Picardy
      by Frederick Edward Weatherly (as Frederick E. Weatherly) and Haydn Wood (as Haynd Wood)

      Performed by Marie-Christine Desplat, Sylvette Claudet, Shona Taylor, Nathalie Renault, and Claude Jeantet

      Arranged by Marie-Christine Desplat

      Courtesy of Certains L'Aiment Chaud

    User reviews337

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    8/10
    Touching and destabilizing
    I honestly found this movie very touching and delicate. It is delicate in the way it treats difficult subjects as sexuality and the discovery of one's identity in an hostile period. The fact that it is a true story makes the whole movie even more involving.

    I don't think the film is perfect - but the acting, cinematography, the screenplay are absolutely amazing. I especially loved the middle part - where all the characters try to find a way out of the problem and when for the first time they seem to be facing a fracture between them.

    I thought it had a great power on people even though it doesn't seem to have had the effect I was expecting (at least during the premiere in Venice).

    Eddie Redmayne hasn't had enough of his Oscar and I wish him all the best for 2016!
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    • Sep 6, 2015

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Germany
      • Denmark
      • Belgium
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Working Title Films (United Kingdom)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • Cô Gái Đan Mạch
    • Filming locations
      • Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Production companies
      • Working Title Films
      • Pretty Pictures
      • ReVision Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $11,114,018
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $187,318
      • Nov 29, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $64,191,523
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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