Great love story inspired by the life of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, in which the characters take on the Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander ("Ex Machina"). The film, directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper, author of "The King's Speech" and the musical "Les Miserables. Les Miserables ".
1926, Copenhagen. Einar Wegener and his wife Gerda are a pair of artists; his landscapes are becoming more popular. She gained fame as a portraitist. They are consistent, loving, committed marriage.
Everything changes when one day, forced delivery dates a portrait of Gerda asked her husband to a woman's wardrobe donned elements that, looking at him, she could finish the work ordered. This is a turning point in their lives. Einar quickly realizes that feminine alter ego, Lili, is a true and correct side of his personality. Lili begins her own life. Unexpectedly for itself, Gerda finds in it a source of new inspiration, a kind of creative ferment, which redefines the art. But this artistic miłosnemu "triangle" will soon come to deal with the lack of acceptance by society.
A couple goes to an open socially and morally Paris, where Gerda career flourishes. Privately fate of the spouses are evolving, but always, regardless of all adversity, Gerda supports Lili in her meandering journey in search of itself. Contrary to everybody and everything, they both found the courage to be themselves and follow the dictates of the heart.
He is responsible for directing Oscar winner Tom Hooper. In the film we see Eddie Redmayne'a, Alicia Vikander, Ben Whishaw, Amber Heard and Matthias Schoenaerts and Sebastian Koch. For the music corresponds to Alexandre Desplat. Make-up and hairstyles, the key to the meaning of the film, took up John Sewell, costumes - Paco Delgado.