Plot
The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of 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.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 5.4/10 (2,010 voted)
Critic's Score: 65/100
Director: Tom Hooper
Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard
Storyline
Copenhagen, early 1920s. Danish artist, Gerda Wegener, painted her own husband, Einar Wegener (
Writers: David Ebershoff, Lucinda Coxon
Cast: Alicia Vikander -
Gerda Wegener
Eddie Redmayne -
Einar Wegener /
Lili Elbe
Tusse Silberg -
Older Woman
Adrian Schiller -
Rasmussen
Amber Heard -
Ulla
Emerald Fennell -
Elsa
Henry Pettigrew -
Niels
Claus Bue -
Man at Window
Peter Krag -
Stage Doorman
Angela Curran -
Dresser
Pixie -
Hvappe
Richard Dixon -
Fonnesbech
Ben Whishaw -
Henrik
Pip Torrens -
Dr. Hexler
Paul Bigley -
Man in Gallery
Trivia:
This is one of four period pieces starring Matthias Schoenaerts to be released in 2015. The others are Suite Française (2014), A Little Chaos (2014) and Far from the Madding Crowd (2015). See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 8/10
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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