The Danish Girl

Find the courage to be yourself.


The Danish Girl
Inspired by the true story of Danish artists Einar Wegener and his wife Gerda, this tender portrait of a marriage asks: What do you do when someone you love wants to change? It starts with a question, a simple favour asked of a husband by his wife on an afternoon chilled by the Baltic wind while both are painting in their studio. Her portrait model has canceled, and would he mind slipping into a pair of women's shoes and stockings for a few moments so she can finish the painting on time. With that, one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the twentieth century begins.

120 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Nudity).
Biographical, Drama, Gay interest, Romance, Female interest, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall...
Mirror, mirror, on the wall...

Credits

Cast
Alicia Vikander, Eddie Redmayne, Tusse Silberg, Adrian Schiller, Amber Heard, Emerald Fennell, Henry Pettigrew
Director
Tom Hooper
ScreenplayLucinda Coxon, from the novel by David Ebershoff
MusicAlexandre Desplat
CinematographyDanny Cohen
EditingMelanie Oliver
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2015
Produced byWorking Title Films, Artémis Productions, Kvinde Films, Shelter Prod, Pretty Pictures, ReVision Pictures, Taxshelter.be, Copenhagen Film Fund, Senator Global Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageNone
NudityModerate impact and fairly frequent
SexNone
ViolenceLow impact and isolated instance
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
5
Violence
2
Blood / Gore / Gross
2
Guns / Weapons
0
Profanity
1
Alcohol / Drugs
3
Smoking
3
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
2
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
17 +
Positive messages
3
Positive role models
2
Violence
2
Sex
5
Language
1
Consumerism
0
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Geoffrey McNab quote iconRedmayne is a woman of substance.
10
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote iconWeifelende ontluiking in vrou is Oscar-pitkos.
15
Cape Times
David Rooney quote iconTouching, timely.
10
ScreenIt
Jim Judy quote iconThankfully, Hooper keeps everything operating on a high level. So much so that the film could very well land a plethora of award nominations, not only for the acting, direction and writing, but also on the technical side as the production design, costuming and cinematography are gorgeous to behold.
14
Metacritic.com
40 critics
13
Rottentomatoes critics
174 critics
13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconThe Danish Girl serves as another showcase for Eddie Redmayne's talent -- and poignantly explores thought-provoking themes with a beautifully filmed biopic drama.
14
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
13
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconreat performance in fact-based transgender story.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
91 users
12
Rottentomatoes users
18852 users
14
Internet
22915 Netizens quote iconTouching and destabilizing
14

Average .. 63%

13

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