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The act of Einar posing as a female figure unmasks his lifelong identification as a woman, whom he has named Lili Elbe. This sets off a progression, first tentative and then irreversible, of leaving behind the identity as Einar, which Lili has struggled to maintain all her life. This takes place as both Lili and Gerda relocate to Paris; Gerda's portraits of Lili in her feminine state attract serious attention from art dealers in a way that her previous portraiture had not. It is there that Gerda tracks down art dealer Hans Axgil (Matthias Schoenaerts), a childhood friend of Einar (Hans had been the first boy who had ever kissed Lili). Hans and Gerda's mutual attraction is a challenge, as she is navigating her changing relationship to Lili, but Hans' longtime friendship with and affection for Lili cause him to be supportive of both Lili and Gerda. |
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5 September 2015 (Venice)
27 November 2015 (United States)
1 January 2016 (United Kingdom)
Running time
119 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
United States
Belgium
Language English
Budget $15 million
Box office $39.5 million
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Cast
- Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe / Einar Wegener
- Alicia Vikander as Gerda Wegener
- Matthias Schoenaerts as Hans Axgil
- Ben Whishaw as Henrik
- Amber Heard as Ulla
- Sebastian Koch as Dr. Warnekros
- Emerald Fennell as Elsa
- Adrian Schiller as Rasmussen
- Henry Pettigrew as Niels
