The Danish Girl


Inspired by the true story of Danish painter Einar Wegener and his wife, 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 favor 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. Of course, he answers. Anything at all. With that, one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the twentieth century begins.

Pretty sure Eddie Redmayne will win the Oscar for Best Actor for this movie.  I don't understand the need for transgender stuff to be rammed down everyone's throats.  Don't get me wrong.  I'm all for everyone being able to choose their lives and what not.  I'm just not a fan of it being all out there in the media and what not.  Live your life - not the headlines.  Regardless, this movie was a great portrayal of how someone struggled with feeling this way and how to go about living it out.

This was a very well acted movie and will surely receive a lot of award recognition in the next couple of months.  I'd recommend anyone interested in artsy award nominated fare like this checking it out.  It's a pretty good watch.