Movie reviews: The Danish Girl, Joy
Einar, who specialises in landscapes, is a more celebrated artist than his wife, who prefers portraiture; but when Gerda asks Einar to sit for her one day, to take the place of a female model who has failed to turn up, a subtle shift in their relationship occurs.
Tom Hooper’s film, adapted by Lucinda Coxon from David Ebershoff’s novel, suggests that this is the moment when Einar’s alter-ego Lili Elbe is born, and Einar’s awareness of the woman who inhabits his male body is first awakened.
