Duse
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.
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Principal cast & crew: 25
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Edited by Fabrizio FedericoShot by Marco GraziaplenaScored by Fabrizio ElveticoDesigned by Gaspare De Pascali
Box Office
2025 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget
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Cast & Crew
25 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
as Eleonora Duse
Fausto Russo Alesi
as Gabriele D'Annunzio
Fanni Wrochna
as Désirée Von Wertheimstein
Noemie Merlant
as Enrichetta Marchetti
Vincenzo Nemolato
as Memo Benassi
Edoardo Sorgente
as Giacomo Rossetti Dubois
Gaja Masciale
as Cecilia Rinaldi
Vincenza Modica
as Matilde Serao
Mimmo Borrelli
as Ermete Zacconi
Savino Paparella
as Luciano Nicastrelli
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