The Danish Girl
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When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
What critics thought
A handsome, well-acted biopic that landed in mixed-to-favorable territory overall, with Alicia Vikander drawing as much attention as Eddie Redmayne. The central fault line in reviews was whether the film's glossy aesthetics and restrained emotional register do justice to its subject — admirers found it moving and important, while detractors argued it prioritizes surface beauty and a cisgender perspective over genuine insight into its transgender protagonist.
“the frocks are more convincing than the emotions”
Paul Byrnes·The Sydney Morning Herald
“It's like someone got inspired by a Shakespeare tragedy, then combined the verbosity of R. L. Stine with the subtlety of Brendan Fraser.”
The Walrus
“revealing, heartbreaking and believable”
Linda Cook·Quad-City Times
“another sterling example of just how deeply he can immerse himself into a role”
Jim Schembri·3AW
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- severe
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Drama
Cast & Crew
Tom HooperDirector
Eddie RedmayneLili
Alicia VikanderGerda
Matthias SchoenaertsHans
Ben WhishawHenrik
Sebastian KochWarnekros
Pip TorrensDr. Hexler
Nicholas WoodesonDr. Buson
Amber HeardUlla
Emerald FennellElsa
Adrian SchillerRasmussen
Henry PettigrewNiels
Sophie Kennedy ClarkUrsula
Alexandre DesplatComposer
Danny CohenCinematographyThe Danish Girl
When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
What critics thought
A handsome, well-acted biopic that landed in mixed-to-favorable territory overall, with Alicia Vikander drawing as much attention as Eddie Redmayne. The central fault line in reviews was whether the film's glossy aesthetics and restrained emotional register do justice to its subject — admirers found it moving and important, while detractors argued it prioritizes surface beauty and a cisgender perspective over genuine insight into its transgender protagonist.
“the frocks are more convincing than the emotions”
Paul Byrnes·The Sydney Morning Herald
“It's like someone got inspired by a Shakespeare tragedy, then combined the verbosity of R. L. Stine with the subtlety of Brendan Fraser.”
The Walrus
“revealing, heartbreaking and believable”
Linda Cook·Quad-City Times
“another sterling example of just how deeply he can immerse himself into a role”
Jim Schembri·3AW
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- severe
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Drama
Cast & Crew
Tom HooperDirectorEddie RedmayneLiliAlicia VikanderGerdaMatthias SchoenaertsHansBen WhishawHenrikSebastian KochWarnekrosPip TorrensDr. HexlerNicholas WoodesonDr. BusonAmber HeardUllaEmerald FennellElsaAdrian SchillerRasmussenHenry PettigrewNielsSophie Kennedy ClarkUrsulaAlexandre DesplatComposerDanny CohenCinematographyRent & Buy