The Danish Girl is a 2015 biographical romantic drama film directed by Tom Hooper, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by David Ebershoff, and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener.
- Alexandre Desplat
- 5 September 2015 (Venice), 27 November 2015 (United States), 1 January 2016 (United Kingdom)
- Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison, Tom Hooper, Gail Mutrux
- Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Amber Heard, Matthias Schoenaerts
Summaries. 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. — Focus Features. Copenhagen, Denmark, 1926.
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Dec 22, 2015 · Transgender in the 1920s: The Amazing Story of the Real-Life Danish Girl Lili Elbe was one of the first people to get sex-reassignment surgery. Inside the real story behind The Danish Girl
Nov 27, 2015 · Such is the conundrum with “The Danish Girl.” Given that he’s telling the story of real-life artist Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne)—the first-known person to undergo sexual reassignment surgery nearly a century ago when he transformed himself into Lili Elbe—director Tom Hooper plays it dismayingly safe.
Parents need to know that The Danish Girl is based on the true story of the first transgender person to attempt a sex-change operation (played by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne), and it could prove inspiring to transgender/LGTBQ viewers and those connected to or concerned about them.
- Jeffrey M. Anderson
The Danish Girl true story reveals that the model who failed to show up was Anna Larssen, a popular actress and friend of the couple. This is believed to have happened around 1908. On the telephone, Anna Larssen suggested to Gerda that the thin-framed Einar stand in for her.
Dec 03, 2015 · The first 20 minutes of The Danish Girl are a breezy romance between two beautiful newlyweds—the artists Einar (Eddie Redmayne) and Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander).He paints landscapes, she does ...
The tragic true story behind The Danish Girl Lili Elbe (left), whose life story is told in 'The Danish Girl', starring Eddie Redmayne (right) Credit: Ullstein Bild via Getty Images E inar Wegener...
In 2000, David Ebershoff wrote The Danish Girl, a fictionalised account of Elbe's life. It was an international bestseller and was translated into a dozen languages. In 2015, it was made into a film, also called The Danish Girl, produced by Gail Mutrux and Neil LaBute and starring Eddie Redmayne as Elbe.