Synopsis
The film
begins with a montage of landscapes. Then we see a painting, which looks just
as realistic as the cinematography we have just seen. The artwork is observed
by Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander). It is revealed that she is an art show when
a patron comments that Gerda's work is not as exquisite as her husbands, the
artist of the painting Gerda was admiring. The gallery owner declares Einar
Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) to be part of the one percent of gifted Danish
talents.
In the final
scene, Hans and Gerda go walking through Denmark and stop at a set of five
trees, the ones Einar had been painting early in the film. The scarf that Gerda
is wearing blows away in the wind. Hans goes to retrieve it but she tells him
to leave it alone. The piece of women's clothing floats in the sky, above the
beautiful landscapes that Einar once painted, symbolizing that Lili was finally
free.
You are who you are. Find the courage to be yourself.
ReplyDeleteThis movie is about a man who turned to be a woman as revealing the truth of himself?
"The Danish Girl" focuses on two main subjects, which are the relationship and bond between husband and wife, and transgender.
A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
ReplyDeleteThis is an important movie to have been made right now. You could not hear a pin drop in the audience while I watched it last night and I found it interesting, raw, and beautiful. Made me sad in the end, just sitting there reflecting on the lives of the people in the movie.
ReplyDelete‘The Danish Girl’ is essentially a human story set in a time long ago, yet not that different from today, but it’s told with a narrative naivety which takes plenty of dramatic license and employs a bit too much artistic flair.
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