Alien at the Movies

In 1926 Copenhagen, a husband (Eddie Redmayne) & wife (Alicia Vikander) pair of struggling painters deal with a new revelation after a silly game has seductive repercussions. Based on a true story, it's a bittersweet love story revolving around gender identification confusion. As the husband transforms into Lili, he/she ironically becomes the muse of his wife & leads the success his wife had been seeking. Redmayne & Vikander are absolutely outstanding as they take you through an emotional wringer. The diagnoses & practices of then state of the art modern medicine may have you cringing a bit. The film is beautifully shot with some scenes framed as if seen through the artistic eyes of the two main characters. Rated "R" for some nudity.

Alien 3 ½ "he is so pretty" stars out of 4.