The Danish Girl

About The Danish Girl

When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

The Danish Girl (2015) is a drama film directed by Tom Hooper. Released in November 2015, it runs 119 minutes.

Its themes are cliché, artist, 1920s, and art. The story is adapted from a novel.

Eddie Redmayne stars as Lili, Alicia Vikander as Gerda, Matthias Schoenaerts as Hans, and Ben Whishaw as Henrik. The screenplay is by Lucinda Coxon. Produced by Pretty Pictures.

Lust for Life, The Da Vinci Code, and Four Nights of a Dreamer make useful companions to The Danish Girl, all filed under dramatic. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 6,023 votes and it carries a R rating.