MOVIE · 2023
Lili Elbe
The painter Lili Elbe was the first person to have gender confirmation surgery in the 1930s. The homonymous opera is a glimpse into the life of Lili Elbe and her wife Gerda Wegener (also a famous painter) through Lili's transition at a time when such surgery was still completely uncharted territory.
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The painter Lili Elbe was the first person to have gender confirmation surgery in the 1930s. The homonymous opera is a glimpse into the life of Lili Elbe and her wife Gerda Wegener (also a famous painter) through Lili's transition at a time when such surgery was still completely uncharted territory.
CAST
Featured cast
Lucia LucasLili Elbe
Sylvia D'EramoGerda Wegener
Mack WolzAnna Larsen Bjørner/Mother Wegener/Young Woman
Jennifer PanaraHélène Allatini
Brian Michael MooreClaude Lejeune
Théo ImartDanish Countess/Dagmar/Matron
Sam TaskinenMarius Wegener
Kristján JóhannessonChristian X/Art Critic/Major Fernando Porta
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