Lili Elbe
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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, the Danish painter Gerda Wegener, through Lili's transition at...
Director
N/A
Writers
Caroline Damaschke, Aryeh Lev Stollman
Stars
Lucia Lucas, Sylvia D'Eramo, Mack Wolz
Release Date
December 8, 2023
Language
English
Country
Switzerland
🎭 Top Cast
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Lucia Lucas
as Lili Elbe
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Sylvia D'Eramo
as Gerda Wegener
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Mack Wolz
as Anna Larsen Bjørner
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Jennifer Panara
as Hélène Allatini
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Brian Michael Moore
as Claude Lejeune
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Théo Imart
as Danish Countess
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Sam Taskinen
as Marius Wegener
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Kristján Jóhannesson
as Christian X
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David Maze
as Eric Allatini
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Msimelelo Mbali
as Professor Warnekros
🎬 Technical Specs
Color
Color
Filming Location
Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Production
Stadttheater St. Gallen
🎯 Categories
DramaMusic
💡 Did You Know?
Gerda Wegener was a Danish fashion illustrator and painter of lesbian erotica in the 1930s. She was married to Lili Elbe, one of the first-ever documented recipients of sex reassignment surgery.
📖 Synopsis
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, the Danish painter Gerda Wegener, through Lili's transition at...