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Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl

“She’s a force of nature. She’s just the most extraordinary talent. She has 

this deep, visceral relationship with her emotions. She challenged me to 

step up my game continuously.” - Eddie Redmayne on Alicia Vikander

Artwork by MarkDraws - Focus Features exhibition at Gallery 1988

(source: markdraws on Twitter)

A beautiful digital painting by Mark Hammermeister award winning illustrator
for Gallery 1988’s collaborative show with Focus Features, celebrating their 

film library. This show opened Saturday and will run through Oct. 4th. 

Gallery 1988:7308 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90046 

gallery hours: Wed - Sun 11 AM - 6 PM 

You can check the Focus Features collection here

A clip from films distributed by Focus Features incl. The Theory of Everything 

Focus Features also distributed The Danish Girl, you can check their playlist 

of trailers, featurettes, clips and TV spots here

Art in Gallery 1988 inspired by The Danish Girl

Peony Yip "I dream her dreams"
acrylic and gold leaf on wood 16 x 16 inches
someone can by it for $800 on the website here

Sara Richard "Lily"
acrylic, graphite, white ink on illustration board
8 x 10 inches framed someone can by it for $350

aica "Lily's In Me"
giclee print 8.5 x 11 inches signed and numbered,
limited edition of 100 unframed for $40
watercolor on Arches paper 12 x 16 inches
 framed, 19 x 23 inches for $3000

Art inspired by The Theory of Everything

Stacy Bates "Finding the ToE"

ink 16 x 20 inches framed for $550

Lili in Henrik's house - The Danish Girl scene screenshots

Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe in 'The Danish Girl' (Henrik played by Ben Whishaw).

INT. HENRIK'S HOUSE, DAY 

Henrik welcomes Lili at the open door... 

HENRIK Come in...
He closes the door against the world. Lili takes in the space. She’s delighted by it -
LILI I don’t have long... Gerda’s seeing Rasmussen.

Henrik gestures for Lili to sit. She settles on the couch.

HENRIK I don’t like all these lies.
LILI She’s very protective. 

HENRIK Why don’t you just tell her about us? 

LILI I couldn’t do that... Lili seems a little panicked... 

HENRIK Sorry - I don’t want to upset you.

He sits beside her, settles her...
HENRIK (cont’d) Come here... 

Lili lets herself be drawn closer to him...
He strokes her face. Lili smiles, adoring.
Henrik kisses her and she responds eagerly.
His hand works its way down her body,
between her legs. Lili squirms, 

uncomfortable. He persists...Lili bears it
as long as she can, then gently: 

LILI No... Henrik...
HENRIK Yes...
LILI No...

Still in the moment of passion...
HENRIK Einar...
Lili recoils, stunned... astonished...
LILI What...?
HENRIK (sweetly) Come on...
it’s alright... 

But Lili pushes him away, upset, bewildered... 

LILI I’m sorry, I don’t understand...
Henrik’s frustrated. 

HENRIK Einar... please... 

Lili panics, grabs her things to leave,
horribly exposed... 

LILI I don’t know what you mean...
I don’t know what you want... 

HENRIK I want you!
LILI No...
HENRIK Yes... wait... Wait! 

Lili... Lili, come back...

But Lili bolts, away and out through the front
door, leaving Henrik powerless, bereft. 

EXT. HENRIK’S HOUSE, DAY
Lili 

rushes away, disorientated, along the
row of garish facades, their orange
now seeming grotesque...(x)

Happy Birthday Alicia!

“...Well you know, once you cast Eddie Redmayne, it’s quite intimidating finding someone to act opposite him who could go head to head at the same level. […] My casting director thought Alicia was a great choice so she came in to do a screen test and we did the kind of excitingly titled “Scene 56” which is the scene, you know in the film where Lili kisses Henrick and the morning after, Gerda comes in and confronts her. Well, in this screen test Alicia did the scene and it was so moving that by the end of the first take, I had tears in my eyes, and Eddie turned around to me and said, ‘Oh Hooper, no great surprise who you’re gonna cast now.’ I was like, ‘No, no, I’m still objective, I’m fine.’ So she did an extraordinary screen test and she’s just got such a great heart and is a very kind person, fiercely bright, but also brings a kind of Scandinavian energy and emotional openness to the role which was great given that the film was set around two Danish artists.” ‒ Tom Hooper (x)

Alicia Vikander won her first Oscar for her performance as Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl. (x)

Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander at 'The Danish Girl' World Premiere in Venice,
September 5, 2015 (x) via

Excelsioe Hotel Venice, September 6, 2015 (x)

 gifset by sirredmayne

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Eddie interviewed about 'The Danish Girl' and how he deals with his success - video

“I count my lucky stars, really…It’s beyond expectation…Yeah! It absolutely is. I just wanted to do plays, and see what happened, see if I could keep up employment…you know… there are so many…so many people wanna be actors and there are such few parts…tricky…tricky tray…so frankly getting to remain employed…but to play people as extraordinary as Lili, is a great…very lucky.”

Eddie at the Governors Ball with Hannah and Oscar after he won in 2015 - my gifset

“Oh God!…I haven’t watched that back, because I think I was just…as I remember things, so overwhelmed 
with like…I think I behaved like a child. I’m sure it’s pretty embarrassing…It like…makes me sweat even thinking about it, but…It was an exceptional thing, and I don’t…noone tells you how one’s meant to behave, you just sort of…You’re trying to take it all in, but it’s too much stimulus to really be able to content with I think.” 
- Eddie Redmayne on going out on the stage with Oscar in hand. - my gifset on tumblr

Eddie Redmayne at ‘The Theory of Everything’ London Premiere

my gifset on tumblr

Video: Eddie Redmayne interview about 'Tha Danish Girl' and his success

Pictures: my screenshots from the video

Now I have to take care of myself...beautiful scenes from The Danish Girl

I made a few new gifs from the movie. You get a glimpse of how magnificent is Eddie Redmayne in this role. The first scene.was used as Eddie's Oscar clip in February (I was pleased, I think his acting here is excellent.) By this time in the story Lili found her true self and she wants to finish the transformation as soon as possible. She knows that this means the end of their marriage.

(Lili gets her coat and Gerda’s wool wrap.
But as Lili heads for the door)
LILI (cont’d) You know sometimes I wonder why
you let me go through all this if you thought everything would be the same afterwards.
(Gerda’s wrongfooted…)
GERDA I didn’t. But I promised Einar
I’d take care of you.
LILI For goodness’ sake, Gerda - Einar is dead.
We both have to accept that. You took care of me, now I have to take care of myself. I have to have a life of my own. And you need to do the same.
(Lili calls the dog, heads for the door, and is gone. Gerda is left alone to process this exchange…)

Movie script
Fanmade video: 

The Danish Girl - Lili and Gerda Their story

LILI  He’s just a friend, Gerda. Someone to talk to.
GERDA (without rancour)
Because you can’t talk to me.
Gerda pours wine for Lili. She accepts the glass.
LILI About some things, no.
Gerda lifts her glass, proposing a muted toast, but
Lili has something more on her mind...
LILI (cont’d) I’ve made a decision. I’m going back
to Dresden. For the second operation.
(Gerda’s blood runs cold.)
GERDA It’s too soon.
LILI No, it’s time. I need to finish what I started.
GERDA You’re not strong enough…
LILI Professor Warnekros thinks I am…
GERDA Warnekros…? He hasn’t seen you.
LILI I’ve made up my mind.
(Gerda shakes her head, disbelief…)
GERDA It could kill you.
LILI (CONT’D) I’m going on Friday.
Will you come with me?
(Gerda’s mind races to absorb the announcement…)
GERDA I won’t help you to hurt yourself.
(Lili bites down on it:)
LILI Gerda, will you come…?

The Danish Girl premiered on HBO this weekend

Premiere Friday, August 26th at 9/8c
The Danish Girl on HBO

Based on a true story podcast

INT. ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, GREAT HALL, NIGHT A spectacular event. An orchestra plays and people dance. Ulla’s party drink and laugh. Gerda and Lili hang back a little, observing. There’s a circle of men in tuxedos nearby. One glances across at Lili. Lili looks away, blushing. EINAR/LILI: People are looking. 

GERDA: Well you’re a pretty girl, you’ll have to get used to that. (But she sees Lili’s really uncomfortable)
GERDA (CONT’D) (cont’d) It’s fine. You’re just feeling self-conscious…
The Danish Girl - Screenplay by Lucinda Coxon

 Eddie Redmayne is The Danish Girl
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Movement featurette - Lili Elbe featurette - Trailer #1

Do you want to resist me? - My life. my wife clip from The Danish Girl

IMDB Q&A with Tom Hooper and Alicia Vikander - video, screenshots, TDG related articles

Dressed for Drama exhibition at Worchester Cathedral - The Danish Girl costumes (x)

Review from Georgia Hill

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