Tom Hooper
The Danish Girl
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.
- Director: Tom Hooper
- Main Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw
- Soundtrack: Alexandre Desplat
- Screenplay: Lucinda Coxon
Cinema Premiere: January 22, 2016
8 foreign reviews of The Danish Girl (2015)
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: It is a poignantly beautiful love story that makes it extremely difficult for one to remain untouched. Watch and cry.
- Patrik LinderholmSwedish: moviezine.se »
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8 / 10
Translated from swedish: Both Redmayne and Vikander shine with the most beautiful melancholy and tenacity, as they allow their characters' conflicting emotions to respectfully intertwine with each other.
- Maria BranderSwedish: expressen.se »
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6 / 10
Translated from swedish: The greatest pleasure of the movie is to watch Redmayne and Vikander play against each other. They get plenty of time to showcase what talented actors they are.
- Axel DiedrichsSwedish: filmtopp.se »
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5 / 10
Translated from swedish: Director Tom Cooper turns the story of the Danish artist who underwent the world's first sex reassignment surgery into a tearjerker.
- Anna HellstenSwedish: svd.se »
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4 / 10
Translated from swedish: Hooper replaces compelling drama with decor, engaging characters with perfumed poses, and genuine emotions with affected gestures.
- Helena LindbladSwedish: dn.se »
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No Rating
Translated from swedish: Powerful story about sex change
- Karolina BergströmSwedish: unt.se »
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No Rating
Translated from swedish: The film doesn't even come close to understanding what makes this story interesting – but there's nothing else of interest in it either.
Swedish: fredrikfyhr.se »
Box Office
The Danish Girl has earned a total of 64 191 523 dollars from cinemas across the world (the global box office).
1. Ljud & Bild
Translated from swedish: If transgender people have a hard time in our day and age, it is nothing compared to the prejudices, ignorance and terror that prevailed in the late 1920s.
- Tor Aavatsmark
Swedish: ljudochbild.se »