The Danish Girl

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Cast

Alicia Vikander
as Gerda Wegener

Eddie Redmayne
as Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe

Matthias Schoenaerts
as Hans Axgil

Tusse Silberg

Amber Heard
as Oola Paulson

Ben Whishaw
as Henrik

Emerald Fennell
as Elsa

Sebastian Koch
as Warnekros

Henry Pettigrew
as Niels

Claus Bue
as Man at Window

Peter Krag
as Stage Doorman

Angela Curran
as Dresser

Richard M. Dixon
as Fonnesbach

Pixie
as Hvappe

Pip Torrens
as Dr. Hexler

Paul Bigley
as Man in Gallery

Nancy Crane
as Enthusiastic American Woman

Nicola Sloane
as Brothel Madame

Sonya Cullingford
as Striptease Artist

Jake Graf
as Henri

Victoria Emslie
as Gallery Employee

Philip Arditti
as Dr. McBride

Clare Fettarappa
as Receptionist

Raphael Acloque
as Man in Park #1

Alexander Devrient
as Man in Park #2

Miltos Yerolemou
as Dr. Mai

Nicholas Woodeson
as Dr. Buson

Cosima Shaw
as Hospital Receptionist

Sophie Kennedy Clark
as Ursula

Aisha Fabienne Ross
as Shop Assistant #1

Issy van Randwyck
as Manageress

Rebecca Root
as Nurse

Holly Weston
as Shop Assistant #2

Eleanor Hafner
as Shop Assistant #3

Maya Lindh
as Shop Assistant #4

Rebecca Clay
as Sent Customer

Erich Redman
as Concierge

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• Dec 27, 2018

  I really didn’t like this. Good acting, but it just made me angry. Lili seemed like a very selfish person, while Gerda was extremely patient and selfless.
  Super Reviewer
• Dec 01, 2016

  I enjoyed 'The Danish Girl' - the wife's acceptance of her husband's search for his identity and truth was heartwarming, the acting from Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander was great, and I really liked the cinematography as well - there were so many great shots. I wasn't familiar with Elbe or Wegener's paintings, but enjoyed looking them up, and found something profoundly appropriate to Elbe's own story in the trees she painted before giving up her art.
  Antonius B Super Reviewer
• Jul 23, 2016

  Lili Elbe becomes the first transgender person to undergo sex reassignment surgery, which shakes her marriage to Gerda Wegener. Despite the many talents of Eddie Redmayne, fresh off his Oscar win as Stephen Hawking, Alicia Vikander is the reason to watch this film. She gives a nuanced, remarkable performance, alternately loving Einar unconditionally, then realizing that conditions are a part of life and love. The rest of the plot doesn't do a lot. Most of the plot events are predictable and aren't all that incredibly rendered. Overall, Alicia Vikander won Best Supporting Actress, but she's really a co-protagonist, carrying this film from beginning to end.
  Jim H Super Reviewer
• Jun 02, 2016

  The Danish Girl succeeds at being a well-made 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 out human. Alicia Vikanker's performance is more lived in and thus resonates more. This detracts from the impact of the shiny film. Tom Hooper has mastered elegant period films, but here the film could've benefited by being a bit unsafe. Nothing that happens in The Danish Girl is unpredictable. The film takes a very safe and by the course approach which produces solid but unremarkable results. Rating: 62
  Bradley J Super Reviewer

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