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The Danish Girl

Movie · 2015 · 120 min

A tender, visually rich drama that unfolds slowly, anchored by powerful performances and a bittersweet emotional core.

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2015 film by Tom Hooper
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Year
2015
Runtime
120 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • gender
  • betrayal
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, romance, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Tom Hooper
Written by
Lucinda Coxon
Starring
Amber Heard, Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Ben Whishaw, Emerald Fennell, Matthias Schoenaerts, Sebastian Koch, Pip Torrens
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Danny Cohen
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States, Belgium, Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany
Languages
English

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