Duse

Duse

122 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 18, 2025

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.

Duse

122 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 18, 2025

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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Palomar, Ad Vitam Production, Berta Film, Avventurosa, Rai Cinema, PiperFilm
Original title Duse
Directors Ciro Scognamiglio, Hugo Gregorini, Maria Giménez Cavallo, Natalia Fago, Alessia Bottone, Benedetta Lepri, Pietro Marcello
Writers Pietro Marcello, Guido Silei, Letizia Russo

Cast

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

as Eleonora Duse

Noémie Merlant

as Enrichetta Checchi

Fausto Russo Alesi

as Gabriele D'Annunzio

Mimmo Borrelli

as Ermete Zacconi

Giovanni Morassutti

as Camicia nera