A delicate subject handled well

Rating: 8/10 (9 January 2016)

I came to this movie with no expectations, as my husband asked that we watch it. I was moved and thought the subject was treated with as much sensitivity as the time afforded.
Einer/Lili's struggle was portrayed with honesty during a time in our past where gender dysphoria was not understood and considered to be a form of madness. Thank goodness science and medicine have progressed since this time.
Eddy Redmayne played this role so well. He may not have looked such that he could be mistaken as a woman, but Einer's transition to Lili was honest and realistic. Alicia Vikander played the role of Einer's wife beautifully, supporting the love of her life through such a struggle, in spite of her own feelings.