Directed by:
Tom HooperScreenplay:
Lucinda CoxonCinematography:
Danny CohenComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw, Amber Heard, Sebastian Koch, Adrian Schiller, Emerald Fennell, Claus Bue, Angela Curran (more)VOD (4)
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Tom Hooper directs this biographical drama starring Eddie Redmayne as Danish artist, and one of the first recipients of gender reassignment surgery, Einar Wegener. While standing in as a female model for his artist wife Gerda (Alicia Vikander), Einar develops an attraction for a female physical appearance and begins living as a woman named Lili Elbe. However, as their relationship develops and Lili begins to identify more as a woman than his former sex and ultimately begins sexual reassignment surgery, their marriage comes under strain as Gerda realises that her husband is no longer the person she married. (Universal Pictures UK)
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From the first mention, The Danish Girl was a clear favourite for a film that would see more than one Oscar nomination, no doubt about it. In the end, it is a skillfully made biographical drama with appealing visuals and a subtle musical score, all dominated by a particularly gripping premise and very convincing performances by the two leads. Eddie Redmayne's somewhat androgynous appearance adds to the level of authenticity of his character, while Alicia Vikander relies on a realistic portrayal of a woman whose husband believes she is a woman trapped in a man's body. The film depicts the incredible story of two people who love each other deeply, even if it's more about mental support than physical attraction.
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The worst possible way to capture the biography of an unconventional person is to make it precisely this conventional and conservative. The slow cinematography, the haunting music, and the precise actors are dragged in a soul-destroying way through two hours without any drama and you guess the plot despite having no idea about the person in question until now. Somehow you guess that the wife had to go through the hardest dilemma, but her inner struggle is done with one tear on a bench in the rain - it’s very cheesy, just like the rest of the film.
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The film definitely didn't disappoint in terms of acting, and especially Eddie Redmayne continues to demonstrate what a great actor he is. He can embody a role in such a way that you forget about Redmayne and only perceive the character. Moreover, Alicia Vikander is not only beautiful but also great. She sure is lovely to look at, there's no denying that. The life story itself is interesting, but the execution feels somewhat standard and expected, lacking enthusiasm from Hooper.
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I know next to nothing about this issue and since I'm not some enthusiastic liberal, I didn't really feel like watching this movie. Paradoxically, I found the story intriguing, the acting performances were also great, but the two hours were simply too long. The way Tom Hooper filmed it just plain irritated me – awfully tedious, ridiculously long, and incredibly tacky. The music (I don’t understand how Desplat could have created such a brilliant soundtrack to The Grand Budapest Hotel and now this) in combination with the plot roused the feelings of genuine antipathy in me. That one Oscar for Vikander was well-deserved, but otherwise I have zero desire to watch this movie again.
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Two stars for the performances. Other than that, I have nothing positive to say about the film. It's another one of those rainbow attempts at scoring an easy Oscar. It’s just so cheap. Just pick a "controversial" subject and instead of writing a quality script, pour in a bucket of sentimentality to achieve the desired effect. The film didn't work for me, it was draggy and boring and evoked virtually no emotion in me except for disgust after the closing credits when I realized I had wasted two hours of my life. I'd also like to note that when a film is billed as a biopic, it should be based on facts. I don't understand why the script deprived the poor guy of two more surgeries and a year of life.
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