After standing in as a female model for a painting by his wife Gerda (
Alicia Vikander), Danish artist Einar Wegener (
Eddie Redmayne) becomes enamored with his feminine identity and begins living as a woman named Lili Elbe. Although their marriage becomes strained, Gerda stands by Lili as she explores her true self and eventually undergoes one of the world's first gender-reassignment surgeries in the 1930s. This touching biopic was adapted from David Ebershoff's book of the same name, and helmed by director
Tom Hooper (
The King's Speech). ~ Daniel Gelb
