A touching story

Rating: Null/10 (10 January 2016)

This film tells a fictionalised version of the life of a Danish painter, who was the world's first transsexual person who completed sexual reassignment surgery.
"The Danish Girl" is a touching journey of Einar Wegener's self discovery that he is in fact a she all along. Through modelling, he discovers that he is a woman deep inside. Einar Wegener and his wife both go through much emotions and struggles to get to a point where love and integrity triumphs. The story is very touching, but for some reason I do not feel as empathic or sympathetic towards Lili. Maybe it is because of Eddie Redmayne's omnipresent big smiles which look rather fake and overdone at times. It appears that he wears a big smile most of the time and also tilt his head downwards to give a more feminine presence, but to be honest he already looks very feminine without these two mannerisms. I am impressed by Eddie Redmayne, he looks very feminine (sometimes even more feminine than Alicia Vikander!) but the big smile is just over the top.
Overall, I am touched by the story. I hope Eddie Redmayne will win the Oscar again.