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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.
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134 min
2023-12-08
Released
English
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Lili Elbe
Gerda Wegener
Anna Larsen Bjørner/Mother Wegener/Young Woman
Hélène Allatini
Claude Lejeune
Danish Countess/Dagmar/Matron
Marius Wegener
Christian X/Art Critic/Major Fernando Porta
Eric Allatini
Professor Warnekros
Dagmar's Daughter
Young Lili
Dagmar's Son
Chorus
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