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The Danish girl / David Ebershoff. - London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2015. - 326 p. 20m.

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"After standing in as a female model for a painting by his wife Gerda (Alicia Vikander), Danish artist Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) becomes enamored with his feminine identity and begins living as a woman named Lili Elbe. Although their marriage becomes strained, Gerda stands by Lili as she explores her true self and eventually undergoes one of the world's first gender-reassignment surgeries in the 1930s. This touching biopic was adapted from David Ebershoff's book of the same name, and helmed by director Tom Hooper (The King's Speech)"--Allmovie.com, viewed March 22, 2018.

ISBN: 9781474601573

LCCN: 2018600644

Subjects--Personal Names:
Elbe, Lili, 1882-1931--Drama.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Transgender artists--Denmark--Drama.
Sex change--Germany--Drama.