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The Danish Girl

  • 20152015
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  • 1h 59m
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7.1/10
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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
183K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
492
221
  • Director
    • Tom Hooper
  • Writers
    • Lucinda Coxon(screenplay)
    • David Ebershoff(book)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Redmayne
    • Alicia Vikander
    • Amber Heard
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  • Director
    • Tom Hooper
  • Writers
    • Lucinda Coxon(screenplay)
    • David Ebershoff(book)
  • Stars
    • Eddie Redmayne
    • Alicia Vikander
    • Amber Heard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 330User reviews
    • 276Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 31 wins & 79 nominations total

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    Director Tom Hooper Discusses 'The Danish Girl'
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    Eddie Redmayne
    Eddie Redmayne
    • Lilias Lili
    Alicia Vikander
    Alicia Vikander
    • Gerdaas Gerda
    Amber Heard
    Amber Heard
    • Ullaas Ulla
    Ben Whishaw
    Ben Whishaw
    • Henrikas Henrik
    Tusse Silberg
    • Older Womanas Older Woman
    Adrian Schiller
    Adrian Schiller
    • Rasmussenas Rasmussen
    Emerald Fennell
    Emerald Fennell
    • Elsaas Elsa
    Henry Pettigrew
    Henry Pettigrew
    • Nielsas Niels
    Claus Bue
    Claus Bue
    • Man at Windowas Man at Window
    Peter Krag
    • Stage Doormanas Stage Doorman
    Angela Curran
    • Dresseras Dresser
    Pixie
    • Hvappeas Hvappe
    Richard Dixon
    Richard Dixon
    • Fonnesbechas Fonnesbech
    Pip Torrens
    Pip Torrens
    • Dr. Hexleras Dr. Hexler
    Paul Bigley
    • Man in Galleryas Man in Gallery
    Nancy Crane
    Nancy Crane
    • American Womanas American Woman
    Nicola Sloane
    Nicola Sloane
    • Brothel Madameas Brothel Madame
    Sonya Cullingford
    Sonya Cullingford
    • Striptease Artistas Striptease Artist
    • Director
      • Tom Hooper
    • Writers
      • Lucinda Coxon(screenplay)
      • David Ebershoff(book)
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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

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    7/10
    Vikander shines but overall it didn't connect with me as expected
    The new cinema year has got off to a robust start with the new movie from Tom Hooper ("The King's Speech", "Les Misérables").

    We have seen many depictions of physical torture on the screen over the years, from the interminable teen-slasher pics, through 'that chair scene' in "Casino Royale" to the stylized presentations of Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese in films like "Reservoir Dogs" and "Casino". "The Danish Girl" is also in its way a film about torture, but more akin to the mental torture seen in films like "Buried" or "Flightpath". What must it be like to be trapped with a sexual orientation that you feel is not your own? To possess physical body parts you don't believe you should have? And all in a time (the 1920's) when an exposed ankle was considered slightly daring.

    Based on a true story, Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne ("The Theory of Everything") and Alicia Vikander ("Ex Machina") play a bohemian married couple Einar and Gerda Wegener, apparently happily married and trying for a child in 1920's Copenhagen. Einar is a renowned landscape artist with his wife a struggling portrait artist living in his shadow. After taking part in a cross-dressing modelling session, strong feelings are awakened in Einar. As a bit of a 'game' Gerda encourages him to explore the character of his alter-ego "Lili" further: a big mistake, as Einar is swept into a spiral of confusion and self-doubt.

    Eddie Redmayne is surely up for another Oscar-nomination for his brave performance as Einar/Lili, using his expressive eyes to great effect and delivering a truly heart-rending performance. With all this said however, I never quite believed I was watching the character of Lili but more Redmayne acting the character. Perhaps this is unfair, as Einar/Lili is such a bizarrely multi-dimensional person no one could perhaps have played him/her to my satisfaction. But I suspect (particularly as Redmayne won last year) this won't bring Redmayne the Oscar double.

    Far more impressive for me was the delicious and delightful Alicia Vikander, once more turning in a fantastic performance as the increasingly desperate (both psychologically and sexually) Gerda. With Rooney Mara, Vikander must be one of the brightest actress talents in today's cinema.

    Also turning in a strong performance, in what is a very limited cast list, is Matthias Schoenaerts ("Far from the Madding Crowd") as a Parisian art dealer with a link to Einar's past. The omni-present (sorry, that should read "hard-working") Ben Whishaw turns up again as a party guest with an unhealthy interest in Lili and Sebastian Koch (most recently seen in series 5 of "Homeland") plays Dr Warnekros who is a pioneer in the new and risky business of sexual reassignment surgery.

    Another star of the film is the luscious Danish capital, filmed in vibrant colours, as if from the artists' palettes, by Danny Cohen, a Hooper favourite. Also a big surprise to me was the gloriously photographed Danish countryside, seen at the end of the film, with mountains and seascapes I never knew existed.

    Another Hooper alumni, Alexandre Desplat, supplies the soupy but very fitting score.

    While the film features a compelling story and much impressive acting, I never personally felt as connected to the story as I was to "The King's Speech". This isn't helped by a rather stagy script by Lucinda Coxon that feels lightweight at times. Perhaps its because we are in Oscar- season but, to me, it all felt a tad pretentious and (no pun intended) could have done with a few snips in places to reduce the running time by 15 minutes or so. That being said, and as an alternative view, I should point out that my wife was in tears for a good proportion of the film and disagrees vehemently with my views. I say "my wife", but since watching the film she's started wearing braces and smoking cigars – so I'm rather confused as to WHAT exactly is going on. :-)

    (For the graphical version of this review, see bob-the-movie-man.com. Thanks).
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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
    • 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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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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