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Nicole Kidman and Gwyneth Paltrow to Play Husband and Wife
The Telegraph ^ | 09 Nov 2009 | Anita Singh

Posted on 11/09/2009 1:04:38 PM PST by nickcarraway

Nicole Kidman and Gwyneth Paltrow are to play husband and wife in a new film about the world's first post-operative transsexual.

Kidman will play Einar Wegener, the Danish artist who was born a man and married illustrator Gerda Gottlieb in 1904.

Charlize Theron was originally attached to play Gottlieb, but Paltrow has now signed on for the role, according to Variety.

The film, The Danish Girl, will be produced by Kidman's own company, Blossom Films. It is based on the international best-seller of the same name by David Ebershoff.

Eimar was said to have discovered his true inclinations when he stood in for a female model who was due to pose for one of Gottlieb's paintings, dressing in women's clothes and make-up.

He became a regular model for Gottlieb, which scandalised Copenhagen society when the secret came out. The couple moved to the more liberal-minded Paris, where Wegener adopted the alter ego of Lili Elbe.

Wegener and Gottlieb maintained their unconventional marriage until 1929, when Wegener embarked upon a series of sex change operations. The marriage was annulled - as both were now women, the King of Denmark declared it invalid - and Gottlieb went on to wed an Italian diplomat.

In 1931, Wegener died after undergoing a final operation which she hoped would enable her to have children.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: blossomfilms; culturewar; einarwegener; gerdagottlieb; hollyweird; homosexualagenda; kidman; lavendermafia; lilielbe; paltrow; pornification; revisionisthistory; samesexmarriage; thedanishgirl; transexual
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To: nickcarraway

Another movie to skip. No big deal.


61 posted on 11/10/2009 8:29:14 AM PST by jersey117
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To: TexasCajun

OMG!! WHO would want to go see such a movie??? SICKO.


62 posted on 11/10/2009 8:29:18 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion,,,,,,the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: nickcarraway

Yawn.


63 posted on 11/10/2009 8:31:13 AM PST by Antoninus (The RNC's dream ticket: Romney / Scozzafava 2012)
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To: nickcarraway

Weird stuff...but Hollywood is known for that. As long as we are not treated to a Jame Gumb retrospective.


64 posted on 01/06/2010 6:26:12 AM PST by eleni121 (For Jesus did not give us a timid spirit , but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline)
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