Portrait of a very difficult to understand subject

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2015)

The movie - based on the book "Man Into Woman", a diary kept by one of the first person to go thru a trans-gender experience, dictate the pace of the whole movie. Both Alicia and Eddie give excellent performances, bringing to the surface their emotions and tragic gut wrenching journey of their feelings. It does however capture the essence of the times (1920s Europe) of how society viewed this and the utter lack of knowledge of the medical establishment at the time. I did not expect much from the movie and was pleasantly surprised by the crisp editing, transitions, and attention paid to era details.
Worth a watch just to appreciate the tough times in the early days. The movie does have good closure towards the end, even if it is a bit tragic.