Tom Hooper
The Danish Girl
7.1A 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
Reviews
8 reviews of The Danish Girl (2015)
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8 / 10
It is a poignantly beautiful love story that makes it extremely difficult for one to remain untouched. Watch and cry. - Patrik Linderholm
Swedish: moviezine.se »
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8 / 10
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 Brander
Swedish: expressen.se »
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6 / 10
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 Diedrichs
Swedish: filmtopp.se »
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5 / 10
Director Tom Cooper turns the story of the Danish artist who underwent the world's first sex reassignment surgery into a tearjerker. - Anna Hellsten
Swedish: svd.se »
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4 / 10
Hooper replaces compelling drama with decor, engaging characters with perfumed poses, and genuine emotions with affected gestures. - Helena Lindblad
Swedish: dn.se »
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No Rating
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
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 »