Film
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.
Overview
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
- 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
