Duse

Duse

|2025|2h 2min|Italy·France
Duse
DramaHistory

Director

Pietro Marcello

Writer

Letizia Russo, Guido Silei, Pietro Marcello

Cast

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Valeria Bruni TedeschiEleonora Duse
Fanni Wrochna
Fanni WrochnaDésirée
Noémie Merlant
Noémie MerlantEnrichetta Checchi
Fausto Russo Alesi
Fausto Russo AlesiGabriele D'Annunzio
Edoardo Sorgente
Edoardo SorgenteGiacomo Rossetti-Dubois
Vincenzo Nemolato
Vincenzo NemolatoMemo Benassi
Gaja Masciale
Gaja MascialeCecilia Rinaldi
Vincenza Modica
Vincenza ModicaMatilde Serao
Mimmo Borrelli
Mimmo BorrelliErmete Zacconi
Savino Paparella
Savino PaparellaLuciano Nicastrelli
Vincenzo Pirrotta
Vincenzo PirrottaBenito Mussolini
Federico Pacifici
Federico PacificiSaturnino Ciarcelluti
Marcello Mazzarella
Marcello MazzarellaMariano Fortuny y Madrazo
Noémie Lvovsky
Noémie LvovskySarah Bernhardt
Rita Bosello
Rita Bosello
Giovanni Morassutti
Giovanni MorassuttiCamicia nera
Nathan Macchioni
Nathan Macchioni
Alessio Gorius
Alessio Gorius
Dafne Renate Broglia
Dafne Renate Broglia
Giordano Bruno Guerri
Giordano Bruno GuerriAttendente di D'Annunzio

Synopsis

In the years between WWI and the rise of Fascism, legendary thespian Eleonora Duse shocks everyone by getting back onstage at over 60 years of age. Struggling with the brutality of historical events unfolding and clinging to the possibility of utopia, she makes her art a revolutionary act, even at the cost of sacrificing health and affection—facing her final journey aware she could give up life itself, but not her own true nature.