Find the courage to be yourself.
When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and prestige.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Eddie RedmayneLili
- Alicia VikanderGerda
- Matthias SchoenaertsHans
- Ben WhishawHenrik
- Sebastian KochWarnekros
- Pip TorrensDr. Hexler
- Nicholas WoodesonDr. Buson
- Amber HeardUlla
- Emerald FennellElsa
- Adrian SchillerRasmussen
Crew
- Tom HooperDirector
- Lucinda CoxonScreenplay
- David EbershoffNovel
- Danny CohenDirector of Photography
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
- Melanie OliverEditor
- Eric FellnerProducer
- Tim BevanProducer
- Tom HooperProducer
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