Tom Hooper’s earnest biopic of pioneering transgender icon Lili Elbe smooths out the wrinkles and the fun,losing sight of who she really wasThe Danish Girl (2015)
Director: Tom Hooper
Entertainment grade: C+
History grade: DLili Elbe (born Einar Wegener) was a Danish painter. Suffering physical and psychological distress, she believed she had been misidentified as a man. She underwent an early form of gender reassignment surgery in 1930.
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Source: theguardian.com