Yesterday, the trailer for The Danish Girl finally arrived. In it, Eddie Redmayne plays one of the first people to go through sexual reassignment surgery.
The movie, based on a true story, has Redmayne in the role of Lili Elbe, a transgendered woman who undergoes the procedure around 1930. Directed by Tom Hooper, it features Alicia Vikander, Ben Whishaw, Amber Heard and Matthias Schoenaerts. Following the trailer yesterday, the movie will debut at the Venice Film Festival this coming weekend and will hit theaters for a limited release at the end of November.
The project has been in the works for a few years. Work started in 2009, and at points, other actors have been associated with the movie. Early on, there was controversy around Redmayne playing the title role.
Gender has been a subject of a few films over the past decade, from child characters not conforming to adults transitioning. The Danish Girl is one in a small group of flicks featuring transgender characters, and we count down 10 others with related themes.
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Bruno
Bruno (Alex D. Linz) is an elementary school age boy who just wants to wear dresses. Unfortunately, almost everyone else expects him to suppress his self expression.
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Romeos
A gay female-to-male transsexual who recently transitioned deals with friendships, love and school while living in Cologne.
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Flawless
A homophobe who recently suffered a stroke tries to recuperate through voice lessons from his drag queen neighbor. Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman star.
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Tomboy
This French film starts with a family moving to a new apartment complex. There, an androgynous girl starts her social life over as a boy.
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Transamerica
A male-to-female transsexual reaches out to her estranged son, and the two take a cross-country road trip. Stars Felicity Huffman of Desperate Housewives.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Based on a one-man show, this musical tells the story of a transsexual rocker from East Germany and the boyfriend who stole her songs.
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Three Australian drag queens take a trip across the desert. As simple as the plot sounds, Americanized version To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar didn’t do the original justice.
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Boys Don’t Cry
Director Kimberly Peirce brought the tragic story of Brandon Teena, a transgendered Nebraska teen, to the screen. Hilary Swank won a Best Actress Oscar for her role.
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Boy Meets Girl
A story about a transgendered young adult with fashion school aspirations steps away from a big city setting to a small Southern town.
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Dallas Buyers Club
This Oscar-winning movie focuses on a hustler recently diagnosed with AIDS and his efforts to bring medication to other patients. Jared Leto stands out as a transgendered woman named Rayon.
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