2015 · drama · music
The Danish Girl
Directed by Tom Hooper1h 59m2015
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.
Our read: The Danish Girl (2015) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · music entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / music, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, tender.
- tender
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