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The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl

Find the courage to be yourself.

20157.61h 59m

Overview

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.

Directed by Tom Hooper
Written by David Ebershoff, Lucinda Coxon
Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Anne Harrison
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $64.2M

Top Cast

Eddie Redmayne

Eddie Redmayne

Lili

Alicia Vikander

Alicia Vikander

Gerda

Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts

Hans

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Henrik

Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch

Warnekros

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Dr. Hexler

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Dr. Buson

Amber Heard

Amber Heard

Ulla

Emerald Fennell

Emerald Fennell

Elsa

Adrian Schiller

Adrian Schiller

Rasmussen

Themes & Keywords

paris, francebased on novel or bookdenmarkcopenhagen, denmarkartistpainterhistorical fictionarttranssexualsurgerylgbtmourning1920sdesperatedramaticclichéderogatory

About The Danish Girl

The Danish Girl is a drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of paris, france, based on novel or book, denmark, copenhagen, denmark, artist, painter. Directed by Tom Hooper, it stars Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts. 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.

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