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The Danish Girl, David Ebershoff's 2001 novel about Lili Elbe was an international bestseller and was translated into a dozen languages. The novel is being developed for the screen The Danish Girl by producers Gail Mutrux and Neil LaBute. It was announced that Nicole Kidman will be playing the role of Lili. Charlize Theron was originally slated to play the role of Gerda, but Gwyneth Paltrow took over for her only to later pull out for personal reasons. The new replacement is Rachel Weisz.
In music, The Stripper Project released "Filthy Wonderful" in 2008, inspired by the story of Lili Elbe.
MIX Copenhagen - LesbianGayBiTrans Film Festival gives every year four awards (best feature, best documentary, best short, audience's favorite) named Lili after Lili Elbe.
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