The Danish Girl

How strong can a love be? This is the question asked by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The Kings Speech) in his new film The Danish Girl.

It is the story of Lili Wegener (Eddie Redmayne), based on a true event. As husband Einar with wife Gerda (Alicia Vikander), Lili Wegener lives an eventful artistic life in Copenhagen in the twenties. When the initially unsuccessful painter Gerda finally asks her to pose as a female model, the resulting portraits receive an immense response. It seems as if Gerda has finally found the muse that inspires her to her true masterpiece. Meanwhile, Lili develops a love of her own for this other, new side of herself. The love for Lili Elbe, the woman she wants to live as. More and more the unrestrained desire grows in Lili to live completely and therefore also physically as a woman in the future... But what does this step mean for their life together, their longings and therefore also for their marriage?
A homage to Greta's tolerance and Lili's courage.