The Danish Girl
2015 · 119 min · Director: Tom Hooper
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Copenhagen, Denmark, 1926. Einar Wegener (played by Eddie Redmayne) and his wife Gerda (Alicia Vikander) are a happily married couple. Both are artists, Einar preferring landscapes and she portraits. One day Einar poses for a portrait of Gerda's while wearing a dress. This is initially done as a lark, as is the later attendance at a party dressed as a woman. However, Einar soon discovers that she is in fact a woman and over time prefers being Lili. At first she and Gerda try to have her situation "cured" but this leads nowhere (other than to many doctors trying to have Lili locked up as a pervert and/or lunatic). Her voyage of self-discovery will ultimately lead to her undergoing the first ever sex-change operation.
Emotional fingerprint
The Danish Girl (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Love 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Love15%
- Melancholy15%
- Relief10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Love. Genres: Drama, Biography. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Love
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Love | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 35 % | 23 % | 30 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Empathy | 36 % | 26 % | 25 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Love | 43 % | 28 % | 31 % | 10 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Love | 50 % | 30 % | 46 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Love | 51 % | 34 % | 48 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Love | 50 % | 37 % | 35 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 54 % | 46 % | 24 % | 33 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Empathy | 61 % | 56 % | 23 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 65 % | 60 % | 30 % | 45 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 61 % | 56 % | 36 % | 49 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Empathy | 56 % | 53 % | 36 % | 45 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Sadness | 64 % | 61 % | 37 % | 55 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Sadness | 75 % | 71 % | 38 % | 65 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Empathy | 75 % | 68 % | 31 % | 50 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 73 % | 63 % | 34 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Hope | 69 % | 63 % | 41 % | 32 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Empathy | 69 % | 64 % | 44 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Tension | 80 % | 71 % | 58 % | 57 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Sadness | 88 % | 80 % | 75 % | 77 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
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Details
- Directed by
- Tom Hooper
- Written by
- Lucinda Coxon, David Ebershoff
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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