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Lili Elbe
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Lili Elbe

2023-12-08 · 134 min · ★ 10.0

Drama · Music

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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Production details

Directors
Meinrad Keel, Krystian Lada
Production companies
Konzert und Theater St. Gallen
Countries
Switzerland
Status
Released

Top 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
David MazeEric Allatini
Msimelelo MbaliProfessor Warnekros
Aria PecajDagmar's Daughter
Elias PodolskiYoung Lili
Gustav SeyfertDagmar's Son

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