Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe
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The Danish Girl is a 2015 biographical romantic drama film directed by Tom Hooper, based on the 2000 novel of the same title by David Ebershoff, and loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener.
Jan 22, 2016 · The Danish Girl: Directed by Tom Hooper. With Alicia Vikander, Eddie Redmayne, Tusse Silberg, Adrian Schiller. A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Tom Hooper
- 2016-01-22
With support from his loving wife Gerda (Alicia Vikander), artist Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) prepares to undergo one of the first sex-change operations.
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- Tom Hooper
- R
- Eddie Redmayne
Nov 27, 2015 · A lush and tasteful but safe and restrained adaptation of the true story of Einar Wegener, the first person to undergo sexual reassignment surgery. The film focuses on his wife Gerda, a fellow painter who struggles to accept and support him, while Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander give committed performances.
The Danish Girl is a novel by American writer David Ebershoff, published in 2000 by the Viking Press in the United States and Allen & Unwin in Australia. The novel is a fictionalized account of the life of Lili Elbe, one of the first transgender women to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
- David Ebershoff
- 2000
Nov 26, 2015 · Written for the screen by Lucinda Coxon and based on David Ebershoff’s novel of the same title, “The Danish Girl” is a fictionalized biography of Lili Elbe (as Einar Wegener came to be...
Two married artists in 1920s Denmark embark on a journey of unconditional love in this drama inspired by the story of trans pioneer Lili Elbe. Watch trailers & learn more.
