Lili Elbe 2023 Directed by Meinrad Keel , Krystian Lada
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.
Country
Switzerland
Production Country
Switzerland
Production Company
Konzert und Theater St. Gallen
Release Date 8 December 2023
134 mins
Cast
Lucia Lucas
Lili Elbe
Sylvia D'Eramo
Gerda Wegener
Mack Wolz
Anna Larsen Bjørner/Mother Wegener/Young Woman
Jennifer Panara
Hélène Allatini
Brian Michael Moore
Claude Lejeune
Théo Imart
Danish Countess/Dagmar/Matron
Sam Taskinen
Marius Wegener
Kristján Jóhannesson
Christian X/Art Critic/Major Fernando Porta
David Maze
Eric Allatini
Msimelelo Mbali
Professor Warnekros
Aria Pecaj
Dagmar's Daughter
Elias Podolski
Young Lili
Gustav Seyfert
Dagmar's Son
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