A movie worth gold every minute it runs

Rating: 10/10 (1 March 2016)

The Danish Girl is one of the greatest cinematic epics I am ever privileged to watch. I must say it is nearly faultless with an unorthodox story to make, yet bursting with great acting in the 2015 silver screen. Tom Hooper's marvelous directing spreads all over the movie cleverly binding the immensity of all talented actors â€“ Alicia, Eddie & Mathias. And it nicely pairs with Lucinda's crafty screenplay as the story smoothly entwines from the start around the main two characters Gerda and Lili. They bond with each other in a very romantic, artistic manner.
It is quite impressive to note that despite the intensity of sexual nature of the main theme, director does not show deliberate scenes of love making although he could have easily done so. Nudity too, is shown in its true artistic way, not the cheap phonographic way. And there is not a single swearing word that you hear in most Hollywood movies these days just when there is the slightest relationship dispute. Even with a shattering, marriage breaking situation Gerda and Lili do not swear at each other despite the anger and frustration within themselves but show the care and love to each other and act quite civil.
Another striking feature of this movie is the clever editing of each scene before it gets in to drag or boredom. Scenes build up to a climax and get cut quickly yet cleverly connects to the next scene without disturbing the flow. Best editing seen for a while! Needless to mention that Desplat's beautiful soothing music and the splendor of Cohen's cinematography further makes it a truly unforgettable melancholic cinematic poem. Don't miss it! It is a movie worth gold every minute it runs.