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In the Best Picture category for The 88th Academy Awards 2016 that will take place on Sunday, February 28, today we cover The Danish Girl. The only problem is that it was not nominated for Best Picture!!!! What was the Academy thinking? The Danish Girl is “A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.” IMDb
Here’s the take: The Danish Girl is a 2015 British biographical drama film directed by Tom Hooper, based on the 2000 fictional novel of the same name by David Ebershoff and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery, Alicia Vikander as Gerda Wegener, Matthias Schoenaerts as Hans Axgil, and Ben Whishaw as Henrik. Critics have been stern with their reviews on this movie for lack of strict adherence to the facts; it didn’t stop us from thinking it was probably the Best Picture of the year.
En Fin: This movie is the ultimate test of human kindness, strength and understanding. We found it exquisite in its portrayal of love, human rights and sacrifice. However, since “The Danish Girl” is not in Best Picture category, we will comment on Best Actor (Eddie Redmayne) and Best Supporting Actress (Alicia Vikander) nominees. On that note, we are putting both of them in the winners circle.
The Trailer:
