DramaHistory
Duse
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.
Directed by Pietro Marcello, Francesco Beltrame
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User score
42 votes
Status
Released
Released
September 11, 2025
Runtime
2h 2m
Language
English, French, German, Italian
Budget → Revenue
$11M → $827.3K
Top cast
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Eleonora Duse
Fanni Wrochna
Désirée
Noémie Merlant
Enrichetta Checchi
Fausto Russo Alesi
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Edoardo Sorgente
Giacomo Rossetti-Dubois
Vincenzo Nemolato
Memo Benassi
Gaja Masciale
Cecilia Rinaldi
Vincenza Modica
Matilde Serao
Mimmo Borrelli
Ermete Zacconi
Savino Paparella
Luciano Nicastrelli
Vincenzo Pirrotta
Benito Mussolini
Federico Pacifici
Saturnino Ciarcelluti
Marcello Mazzarella
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
Noémie Lvovsky
Sarah Bernhardt
Rita Bosello
Giovanni Morassutti
Camicia nera
Nathan Macchioni
Alessio Gorius
Dafne Renate Broglia
Giordano Bruno Guerri
Attendente di D'Annunzio
