The Danish Girl is a fictionalised account of the life of Lili Elbe, one of the first people to undergo sex reassignment surgery.
I saw the movie first and the read the book with the superb performance of Eddie Redmayne at the forefront of my mind’s eye.
Gorgeous, sad. Have the tissues ready.
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