The danish girl, tom hoopers new film, is a story of individual struggle that is also a portrait of a marriage. Exquisitely acted intimacy in danish girl pulls you. The danish girl has been added to your cart add to cart. A transgender actress in the cast says his efforts led. The boston globe an unusual and affecting love story. The danish girl serves as another showcase for eddie redmaynes talent and poignantly explores thoughtprovoking themes with a beautifully filmed biopic drama. Theres no way you havent heard about the danish girl, the 2015 and currentlyintheaters movie about danish artist lili elbe, who was born einar wegener, and realized she was transgender in 1920s denmark. The film is a biographical drama based on the life of transgender trailblazer einar wegener who started living as lili while still married to his wife and fellow artist gerda wegener. Lili and gerdas marriage and work evolve as they navigate lilis groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. Sign up for eventfuls the reel buzz newsletter to get upcoming showtimes and theater information delivered right to your inbox. Rolling stone director tom hooper shakes things up a bit with the danish girl, proving that hes capable of making a movie thats both steeped in awardsseason prestige and in possession of a. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more.
A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of danish artists lili elbe and gerda wegener. Admittedly, theres some striking imagery that will surely grab you. The danish girl anatomy of a scene w director tom hooper. The film stars eddie redmayne as elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery, alicia vikander as.
Plus interviews with the people who make the movies you love, internati. With support from his loving wife gerda alicia vikander, artist einar wegener eddie redmayne prepares to undergo one of the first sexchange operations. Nov 27, 2015 the danish girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of lili elbe and gerda wegener portrayed by academy award winner eddie redmayne and alicia vikander, directed by academy award winner tom hooper. Eddie redmayne, who stars in the coming the danish girl, did an unusual amount of homework to prepare for his role as artist lili elbe. In mid1920s copenhagen, the portrait artist gerda wegener asks her husband, popular landscape artist einar wegener, to stand in for a female model who was late to come to their flat to pose for a painting shes working on. When the danish girl first introduces redmaynes character, he is dapperly costumed as a danish gentleman, making eyes across a gallery opening at his wife, gerda vikander. Praise for the danish girl heartbreaking and unforgettable. Check out for latest the danish girl movie stills, working stills, the danish girl behind the scenes photos, the danish girl star photos, the danish girl. Movie showtimes data provided by webedia entertainment and is subject to change. His wife greta, also a painter, first discovers her husbands affinity for.
David ebershoffs debut novel, the danish girl, won the 2000 lambda literary award for transgender fiction and has been adapted into a major motion picture starring academy awardwinner eddie redmayne. Kristen stewart in underwater, blake lively in the rhythm section and more. The danish girl, directed by academy award winner tom hooper, is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists einar and gerda wegener being portrayed, respectively, by academy award winner eddie redmayne and alicia vikander, whose marriage and work are cast into the unknown when einar begins a groundbreaking journey to become one of the worlds first transgender women. The danish girl where to watch streaming and online. When the painting gained popularity, einar started to slowly change his appearance to reflect a female appearance and renamed himself lili elbe. The danish girl is a true story trying to capitalize on our changing times by offering a tale of a transgender figure other than bruce jenner. The countrys cinema has often been openminded about sexuality, equality and identity. Buy movie tickets in over 60 countries at plus interviews with the people who make the movies you love, internati. It was also a finalist for the tiptree award, the new york public librarys young lions award, and an american library association award, and was a. Im a bit unclear as to why vikander looked so much better in the movie than she did on the red carpet.
Watch the danish girl online full movie from 2015 yidio. When artist einar wegener cross dresses as a model for his painter wife gerda, he stumbles upon his real self a woman named lili. The danish girl 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The danish girl is an outstanding work of drama, showing the struggles of a man finding himself to be a woman at heart and the change that he experiences, as a pioneer in the transgender community, the director has created a raw yet beautiful film that never fails to make an audience smile the danish girl is an outstanding work of drama, showing the struggles of a man finding himself to be. Eventful movies is your source for uptodate the danish girl showtimes for local movie theaters. Animation not rated 1 theater, 1 showing the 2020 oscar nominated short films. With eddie redmayne, alicia vikander, amber heard, ben whishaw.
But speaking of the heart, the danish girl is more likely to appeal to the head. Tom hooper narrates a sequence from the danish girl featuring eddie redmayne and alicia vikander. Everything you need to know about the danish girl movie 2015. The danish girl makes transgender issues safe for the. Get all the latest updates on your favorite movies from new releases to timeless classics, get the scoop on moviefone. Dec 01, 2015 tom hooper narrates a sequence from the danish girl featuring eddie redmayne and alicia vikander. Dec 06, 2015 eddie redmayne, who stars in the coming the danish girl, did an unusual amount of homework to prepare for his role as artist lili elbe. Rolling stone director tom hooper shakes things up a bit with the danish girl, proving that hes capable of making a movie thats both steeped in awardsseason prestige and in possession of a pulse. Watch the danish girl starring eddie redmayne in this drama on directv. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including the wonders, stink and the american dream. The danish girl succeeds at being a wellmade bio pic with a heart, but its hard to shake the feeling that lili is more a vessel used to display the first transgender rather than a fully fleshed. A visually lovely but emotionally distant tale about a transgender pioneer starring eddie redmayne.
Get the latest showtimes for the danish girl and bypass the lines by buying movie tickets online. Eros and identity meet again in copenhagen, in the danish. The danish girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of lili elbe and gerda wegener portrayed by academy award winner eddie redmayne and alicia vikander, directed by academy award winner tom hooper. Alicia vikander, tim bevan, eddie redmayne, tom hooper, matthias schoenaerts, amber heard, ben whishaw, sebastian koch. Watch the danish girl anytime, anywhere with fandangonow. The danish girl is at its most affecting in the films second half, when gerda and lili seek desperately for guidance from the medical profession and come up at first against. Nov 22, 2015 in one scene in the danish girl, due in theaters friday, nov. Lili and gerdas marriage and work evolve as they navigate lilis groundbreaking journey as. Find the danish girl showtimes for local movie theaters. It was also a finalist for the tiptree award, the new york public librarys young lions award, and an american library association award, and was a new york times notable book. The new york times a sophisticated and searching meditation on the nature of identity. Nov 27, 2015 the danish girl, tom hoopers new film, is a story of individual struggle that is also a portrait of a marriage. He is also the author of the novel pasadena and the.
Lili and gerdas marriage and work evolve as they navigate lilis. That makes for a cold, pretty, delicate movie one that too often relies on scenestealing. Perhaps some day, a filmmaker with a real passion for the subject can come along and tell this tale the way its meant to be told. But its also hard not to wish that the danish girl were a better movie, a more daring and emotionally open exploration of lilis. The imax 2d experience r 1 theater, 10 showings the 2020 oscar nominated short films. The danish girl gender bends the 1920s frock flicks. Danish girl is an atmospheric, brooding novel, full of danish dim light, pasadena sun, flickers of color on the canvas and very human doubts and struggle. The danish girl, directed by academy award winner tom hooper, is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists einar and gerda wegener being portrayed, respectively, by academy award winner eddie redmayne and alicia vikander, whose marriage and work are cast into the unknown when einar begins a groundbreaking journey to become one of the worlds. The danish girl movie information cinema clock movie times. The act of einar posing as a female figure unmasks what turns out to be a lifelong identification on the part of einar as a female, named lili elbe. The film stars eddie redmayne as elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery, alicia vikander as wegener, and sebastian koch as kurt warnekros. The danish girl is an outstanding work of drama, showing the struggles of a man finding himself to be a woman at heart and the change that he experiences, as a pioneer in the transgender community, the director has created a raw yet beautiful film that never fails to make an audience smile the danish girl is an outstanding work of drama, showing the struggles of a man finding himself to.
The danish girl won the rosenthal foundation award from the american academy of arts and letters and the lambda literary award. The danish girl movie tiein by david ebershoff, paperback. The story of reallife danish painter einar wegener who, in 1931, became the first man to undergo a sexchange operation. The movie is prime oscar bait, tackling a fascinating subject but coming under some criticism for casting a cisgendered eddie redmayne in a transgendered role. The new tom hooper film, the danish girl, begins in copenhagen, in 1926. Vikander had to wear blonde wigs while filming the movie, and she also revealed to the new york times that the filmmakers were obsessed with the fact that she. The danish girl movie photos the danish girl movie. The danish girl 2015 with support from his loving wife gerda alicia vikander, artist einar wegener eddie redmayne prepares to undergo one of the first sexchange operations. The danish girl ist eine usamerikanischbritische filmbiografie aus dem jahr 2015. We are introduced to a married couple, einar wegener eddie redmayne and his wife, gerda alicia vikander. Nov 27, 2015 for the danish girl, eddie redmayne studied issues facing transgender people in the danish girl, eddie redmayne portrays transgender artist lili elbe. The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists lili elbe and gerda wegener. However, aside from being morally and spiritually offensive at its core, it too is often emotionally stifled en route to its tragic conclusion, making it boring to boot. Maybe the movie makers understand her beauty better than she herself does.
For the danish girl, eddie redmayne studied issues facing transgender people in the danish girl, eddie redmayne portrays transgender artist lili elbe. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Everything you need to know about the danish girl movie. A movie like the danish girl will fall into this category for many viewers and more than a few critics, but if you can get past its porcelain surface, theres a thoughtful, emotional film.
In one scene in the danish girl, due in theaters friday, nov. Considering the growth of the transgender movement over the last decade, the danish girl could be seen as a movie for our times even though the film takes place in copenhagen in the early 1920s. Eros and identity meet again in copenhagen, in the danish girl. Movie the danish girl 2016, story, trailers times of india. The danish girl news amber heard says she was sexually exploited by movie producer. The tragic true story behind the danish girl save lili elbe left, whose life story is told in the danish girl, starring eddie redmayne right credit. 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. Watch the danish girl online stream full movie directv. Eddie redmayne, left, and alicia vikander in the danish girl.
In this respect and others it resembles the kings speech, mr. To call the danish girl oscarbait seems trite, but with the magical formula of an outstanding dramatic lead, hot subject matter and biopic, its hard to imagine a world where eddie redmayne wont nab the best actor gong for the second year running. The danish girl, about a transgender pioneer the new. Dec 16, 2016 danish girl is an atmospheric, brooding novel, full of danish dim light, pasadena sun, flickers of color on the canvas and very human doubts and struggle. The danish girl makes transgender issues safe for the oscar crowd.
1455 1449 208 1336 1386 277 513 565 755 269 778 821 362 809 626 577 1509 2 489 1187 832 430 92 1219 596 784 1219 1425 909 215 1086 708 1407 590 1300 724