Alicia vikander and eddie redmayne in the danish girl. Parents need to know that the danish girl is based on the true story of the first transgender person to attempt a sexchange operation played by oscar winner eddie redmayne, and it could prove inspiring to transgenderlgtbq viewers and those connected to or concerned about them. 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 real lili elbe was a pioneer in the lgbt community, and the danish girl shows a commitment to artistically rendering the iconoclast of a lessaccepting era while also respecting the tales. The financial times and its journalism are subject to a selfregulation regime under. The story and performances come together in the truest of ways to make a film that the whole world needs to see and get behind. The first of her kind, presented in the same old way. Focus features einar wegener was a successful landscape painter in copenhagen in the 1920s, married to another artist. With a score by alexandre desplat eighttime oscar nominee and.
If a computer were programmed to create the perfect oscar movie in 2015, it would probably look something like the danish girl, director tom. Latest news about the danish girl, starring eddie redmayne, alicia vikander, amber heard and directed by tom hooper. The new tom hooper film, the danish girl, begins in copenhagen, in 1926. In a film industry where everyone is pushing to make more edgy, dramatic, cutting movies, the danish girl has a special type of softness to it that makes it stand out in a new way. Those are the kinds of moments i was hoping to see more of. When the painting gained popularity, einar started to slowly change his appearance to reflect a female appearance and renamed himself lili elbe. But speaking of the heart, the danish girl is more likely to appeal to the head. The danish girl is rated r under 17 requires accompanying. English movies now playing new movies releases tribute. Toronto there is something about the sum of the danish girl that.
Alicia vikander, tim bevan, eddie redmayne, tom hooper, matthias schoenaerts, amber heard, ben whishaw, sebastian koch. Einar visiting a peep show was one of the best scenes in the movie. This fictionalised biopic of pioneering transgender artist lili elbe is well made and sympathetic. Eddie redmayne discovers the woman within the trans community gets a lush and slightly stiff prestige movie to call its own, buoyed by redmayne and alicia. Eddie redmayne and alicia vikander in the danish girl 2015. Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre at canadas longest. With alicia vikander, dane dehaan, jack oconnell, holliday grainger. A inizio settembre 2015 e stato pubblicato il primo trailer del film, in vista della. 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. The r rating is for some sexuality and full nudity.
The danish girl has been added to your cart add to cart. The danish girl is a movie for people in this day and age that need everything spoonfed to them safe and clean, without room to do anything daring or bold. This movie was originally scheduled to be released in june 2016, but the release date was pushed to july 2016, then to february 2017, august 25, 2017, and it was finally released in. Tom hoopers new film, the danish girl based on the fictionalized account of lili elbe, spearheads what has been a banner 2015 year for lgbt film subjects. Before we get into the danish girl and its inevitable march to the. Eddie redmayne, left, and alicia vikander in the danish girl. In copenhagen in the early 1920s, gerda wegener alicia vikander, a danish artist, painted a portrait of her husband, einar wegener eddie redmayne, as a woman. New titles, fresh out of the movie theatre and into the marche du film. The danish girl may seem zeitgeisty through sheer timingand that may seem cynical on the surfacebut its clear that its heart is in the right place.
The most recent home video release of the danish girl movie is march 1, 2016. The first test screening happened in november 2014 and didnt get positive reactions. Find out what movies are now playing in toronto cinemas. Starring eddie redmayne, alicia vikander, amber heard, adrian schiller, ben whishaw and matthias schoenaerts. 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. But its also hard not to wish that the danish girl were a better movie, a more. The danish girl serves as another showcase for eddie redmaynes talent and. Best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. When the danish girl was shown at the toronto international film festival this year. 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.
Toronto movies movies now playing in toronto toronto. Lili and gerdas marriage and work evolve as they navigate lilis groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. Everything you need to know about the danish girl movie 2015. The danish girl may be the biggest movie of the year to deal with transgender characters, part of a master.
Nothing that happens in the danish girl is unpredictable. We are introduced to a married couple, einar wegener eddie redmayne and his wife, gerda alicia vikander. Einar is the more accomplished artist, between the two of them. This movie was shot in 2014 but the release was postponed for three years. While the pairs reputation stems from einars work as a landscape artist, einar dedicates a significant amount of time to. I went to the danish girl party which started about 9pm at soho house and then once that cleared out they just reset the food and the legend crowd. Amazons choice recommends highly rated and wellpriced products. The sexual content and discussions about transgenderism are handled thoughtfully and. The danish girl 2015 cast and crew with support from his loving wife gerda alicia vikander, artist einar wegener eddie redmayne prepares to undergo one of the first sexchange operations. This film is not about a character looking for love. David ebershoff at an event for the danish girl 2015. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews.
Soon einar is going around as the lili character and soon decides that hes a woman on the inside. A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of danish artists lili elbe and gerda wegener. The danish girl movie information cinema clock movie times. How the danish girl forgets about the girl vanity fair. The danish girl is a 2015 biographical romantic drama film directed by tom hooper, based on. The danish girl 2015 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The story and performances come together in the truest of ways to make a. The danish girl 2015 out of 4 the semi truestory of painters einar eddie redmayne and gerda wegener alicia vikander, a married couple who find their lives changing when einar dresses as a woman so gerda can have someone to paint but it brings something out in him. Eddie redmayne and alicia vikander in the danish girl. 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. 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. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the skills of a soldier. The film stars eddie redmayne as lili elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery, alicia vikander. When the danish girl was shown at the toronto international film.
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. These come from being raised by her father, erik heller eric bana, an exc. The danish girl won the rosenthal foundation award from the american academy of arts and letters and the lambda literary award. All of hoopers strengths and weaknesses are on display in the danish girl, a tasteful, tender but oddly inert portrait of the early transgender pioneer lili elbe, who when the movie opens. Toronto movies and listings movie times and showtimes. The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists lili elbe and gerda wegener. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including the wonders, stink and the american dream. In a few days time, the danish girl will head to the toronto film festival. The danish girl isnt as groundbreaking as it thinks. An artist falls for a young married woman while hes commissioned to paint her portrait during the tulip mania of seventeenth century amsterdam. 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.
Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre at canadas longest running online movie resource. Directed by ridley scott and written by callie khouri, the films plot revolves around thelma and louises escape from their troubled, caged lives. The danish girl is a 2015 british pseudobiographical drama film directed by tom hooper, based on the 2000 fictional novel of the same name by david ebershoff and loosely inspired by the lives of danish painters lili elbe and gerda wegener. Both movies are known for their powerful human element in their stories and the reliability of the characters. Find out whats playing at your local movie theatre at canadas longest running. Independent film website filmdebate credited the danish girl as the most important film of 2015, stating that this is not only the best movie of the year, but it is the most important.
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