The Danish Girl is based on David Ebershoff's fictionalised account of the life story of Lili Elbe, born Einar Wegener, who was one of the first recipients of gender reassignment surgery in 1930. (theartsdesk.com)
EDDIE REDMAYNE, «THE DANISH GIRL» Less than a year after Redmayne took home an Oscar for playing Stephen Hawking in «The Theory of Everything,» he turns in another powerhouse performance as Lili Elbe, a pioneering recipient of gender reassignment surgery. (backstage.com)
The movie, based on the gender reassignment of artist Einar Wegener in the early 1900s, is already generating Oscar buzz. (independent.ie)