The danish girl on dvd march 1, 2016 starring eddie redmayne, alicia vikander, matthias schoenaerts, ben whishaw. The danish girl is a delicate, elegant novel about the search for ones true self when. In the mid1920s, copenhagen, portrait artist gerda wegener asks her husband, popular landscape artist einar wegener, to pose for her for a portrait. He is also the author of the novel pasadena and the collection.
It is also about what makes a marriage and how far a woman will go to let her husband find his true self, knowing that she will likely lose him in the process. Written with lush prose and emotional insight, this book is sure to create a buzz in the literary world. The question and answer section for the danish girl is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel ask your own question. The danish girl ebook by david ebershoff rakuten kobo. Elbe was born einar magnus andreas wegener, and was a successful painter under that name after successfully transitioning in 1930, she changed her legal name to lili ilse elvenes and stopped painting altogether. The danish girl movie tiein by david ebershoff, paperback. The danish girl screenplay by lucinda coxon based on the novel by david ebershoff.
The danish girl also stars ben whishaw, sebastian koch, amber heard, and matthias schoenaerts. Screenplay by lucinda coxon based on the novel by david. The danish girl film the novel was adapted into a feature film directed by tom hooper, and starring eddie redmayne as lili elbe, alicia vikander as gerda wegener, matthias schoenaerts as hans axgil, ben whishaw as henrik, sebastian koch as dr. The name lili was suggested by a friend, actress anna larssen. Lili and gerdas marriage and work evolve as they navigate lilis groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. After standing in as a female model for a painting by his wife gerda alicia vikander, danish artist. The danish girl by tom hooper alicia vikander, eddie redmayne. This is a curiously touching tale, told in a lucid and sensitive style. For lili elbe, that young danish woman whom greta waud first brought into. The danish girl has been adapted as a major motion picture starring academy awardwinner eddie redmayne and directed by academy awardwinning director of the kings speech, tom hooper. A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of danish artists lili elbe and gerda wegener. Married to a famous landscape artist, einar her former painting professor, his work and talent overshadow hers.
The danish girl has been criticized for being written similarly to forced feminization erotica, obscuring the actual story of a historical trans person, and for being based on a fictional book that does not tell the true story of lili and gerda wegener. Buy the danish girl by david ebershoff from waterstones today. The danish girl is now a major motion picture starring eddie redmayne and alicia vikander, directed by tom hooper. The danish girl kindle edition by ebershoff, david. Im starting work now on a new film called the danish girl, and its another extraordinary story about extraordinary people.
Historically, hirschfelds institute was looted by the nazis in 1933 and all the records were burned. Written by danae brandt and other people who wish to remain anonymous einar and greta wegener are a married couple. I love to hear from readers, book groups, and students and i will do my best to respond to everyone. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book.
Before we get into this book, wed like to pause to make sure were all on the same page. This causes einar to discover her identification as a woman, lili. As a rule, the respectful way to discuss transgender people is by using the name and pronoun they specifically identify with. The real story behind the paintings in the danish girl vogue. Similar to the successful novels memoirs of a geisha and hitlers niece, the danish girl is a wondrous book. How the danish girl helped me discover myself the author of the book upon which the new eddie redmayne film is based reflects on how uncovering trans pioneer lili elbes story helped him. The danish girl is produced by gail mutrux, anne harrison, tim bevan, eric fellner, and tom hooper. Inotherwords the danish girl is a fiction based film taken from the skeletal remains of. The danish girl 2015 and the deconstruction of gender. The danish girl serves as another showcase for eddie redmaynes talent and poignantly explores thoughtprovoking themes with a beautifully filmed biopic drama. The danish girl is a delicate, elegant novel about the search for ones true self when ones body, as an external encasement, doesnt mirror what is on the inside. How do you think greta will react when she hears the news. A few good words from you will help me reach other readers. If you have nice things to say about one of my books, first, thank you.
The danish girl is an evocative and deeply moving novel about one of the. The danish girl is based on the real and almost forgotten life of einar wegener, a danish painter, and his californiaborn wife greta waud, a brash heiress living the. The screenplay adaptation is by lucinda coxon, based on the book the danish girl by david ebershoff. That said, i hope people will read the danish girl.
The danish girl is just as much about greta as it is about lilieinar. Second, please also post your thoughts on your favorite social media platforms andor etailer sites. His book is based on the reallife story of einar wegener, a danish artist who 70 years ago became the first man to be medically transformed into a womanlong. They are both painters who met while greta was studying under einar at the royal academy in denmark. Later in her life, lili chose the surname elbe, inspired by the elbe river in dresden. The danish girl 2015 with support from his loving wife gerda alicia vikander, artist einar wegener eddie redmayne prepares to undergo one of the first sexchange operations. How would the story be different if greta wanted to transition into being a man. This detailed literature summary also contains quotes and a free quiz on the danish girl by david ebershoff. The danish girl, an intoxicating novel by david ebershoff, is a different kind of love story, but one that is tender and moving and touches us in the most profound ways. A rectangle of ferociously stormy sea viewed from battered cliffs.
Greta, the daughter of a wealthy ambassador, is a struggling artist. Buy the danish girl by ebershoff, david from amazons fiction books store. Silver waves are whipped by a wind that flies at us. David ebershoff, who is publishing director of the modern library, happens to be a talented writer himself, with a finely developed sense of the power of descriptive details to reveal behavior and mood. Ebershoff, executive editor at random house, tells the story of a man who gets turned into a woman. Ebershoff, the publishing director of the modern library, has written a fascinating first novel. The danish girl is a 2015 biographical romantic drama film directed by tom hooper, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by david ebershoff, and loosely inspired by the lives of danish painters lili elbe and gerda wegener. His book is based on the reallife story of einar wegener, a danish. Presentation mode open print download current view. Reading guide from the danish girl penguin random house canada. Greta asks her husband einar to wear silk stockings and feminine shoes to pose for her, so that she can continue painting a portrait in the absence of the female model. Einar wegener played by eddie redmayne and his wife gerda alicia vikander are a happily married couple. The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists lili elbe and gerda wegener portrayed by academy award winner eddie redmayne and. Sign me up to get more news about literary fiction books.
The danish girls lush prose and generous emotional insight make it, after the last page is turned, a deeply moving first novel about one of the most passionate and unusual love stories of the 20th century. Everything you need to know about the danish girl movie 2015. The danish girl by david ebershoff the danish girl, by david ebershoff opens in copenhagen in 1925 with a wonderful enigmatic four word sentence his wife knew first. The novel is a fictionalized account of the life of lili elbe, one of the first people to undergo sex reassignment surgery. David ebershoffs debut novel, the danish girl, won the 2000 lambda literary award for transgender fiction and has been adapted into a major motion picture starring academy awardwinner eddie redmayne. The danish girl is een britsamerikaanse film uit 2015 onder regie van tom hooper, gebaseerd op het gelijknamige boek van david ebershoff. Caitlyn jenner should always be referred to as caitlyn, no matter which era of her life. A shockingly original novel based on the true story of the first first man to undergo a sexchange operation and the woman who loves him. And i was righttoo much discussion of literary constructs and not enough of character, story, and plot.
The film stars eddie redmayne as elbe, one of the first known recipients of sex reassignment surgery, alicia vikander as wegener, and sebastian koch as kurt warnekros. Now a major motion picture starring eddie redmayne and directed by tom hooper, the danish girl is a shockingly original novel about one of the most unusual and passionate love stories of the 20th cent. In my ending i needed to resolve their marriagethis after all is what the novel is. Though the title character of david ebershoffs debut novel is a transsexual, the book is less concerned with transgender issues than the. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price.