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SET聽in 1927, The Danish Girl is inspired by the life of Lili Elbe, a Danish artist and trans pioneer who was one of the first people to have gender reassignment surgery.

Director Tom Hooper is no stranger to true stories, having directed the Academy Award-winning film The King鈥檚 Speech. But here, I think he does his most exceptional work.

摆蝉丑辞飞补诲蝉听补诲=惭搁贰颁闭 Film聽is a visual medium and so when a director can convey the story through visuals rather than speech, then they have done their job. The way Tom shows Lili鈥榮 struggle as she discovers the real person within herself聽when she was known as Einar is聽truly remarkable. The character says little but there are some key scenes which show the process and struggle experienced by聽Lili and it’s only represented visually.

What is interesting about this story is that Lili聽has a supportive and open-minded group of people around her, partly due to the fact her social circle consisted of people from the artistic community.

While Gerda struggles with seeing her husband transition聽from Einar to Lili, it鈥檚 her love that makes her stay by Lili’s聽side.

Last year, Eddie Redmayne proved what a remarkable actor he was in the film The Theory Of Everything and he further proves that here with portrayal of Lili聽in The Danish Girl.

As mentioned above, many of the scenes where we see Lili discovering her true self are visual and it鈥檚 Redmayne鈥檚 performance that shows the inner struggle so well. Equally as good is Alicia Vikander as Gerda. Their relationship is powerful and fascinating.聽I also thought Matthias Shoenaerts was delightful as one of Lili鈥檚 childhood friends who helps the couple through this difficult time in their lives.

A truly beautiful and wonderful film that has an inspiring message about discovering your true self. It proves聽you sometimes need to take risks to make that dream come true.

The Danish Girl will be in聽cinemas around Australia from January 21.