Italy / Sep 03, 2025 / Venice Film Festival
2h 2min
Overall average
5.0/10
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Duse |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Français, English, Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Palomar, Avventurosa, Ad Vitam Production, Berta Film, PiperFilm, RAI Cinema |
| Release date | 11 settembre 2025 |
| Executive producer | Francesco Beltrame |
| Production | Carlo Degli Esposti, Nicola Serra, Marco Grifoni, Benedetta Cappon |
| Writer | Letizia Russo, Guido Silei, Pietro Marcello |
| Casting | Davide Zurolo |
| Editing | Fabrizio Federico, Cristiano Travaglioli, Luca Carrera, Alessio Franco, Nazzareno Neri |
| Cinematography | Marco Graziaplena, Andrea di Benedetto, Michel-Clement Franco, Angelo Nakhnoukh, Daniele Traettino, Andrea Valacchi, Davide Agnello |
| Assistant directors | Natalia Fago, Maria Giménez Cavallo, Hugo Gregorini, Ciro Scognamiglio, Pietro Marcello, Benedetta Lepri, Alessia Bottone |
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Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 04, 2025 / Toronto International Film Festival
South Korea / Sep 21, 2025 / 15 / Busan International Film Festival
Germany / Sep 28, 2025 / Filmfest Hamburg
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United States / Oct 01, 2025 / New York Film Festival
Thailand / Oct 14, 2025 / Bangkok International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 17, 2025 / BFI London Film Festival
Austria / Oct 18, 2025 / Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium / Dec 02, 2025 / Cinemamed - Festival cinéma méditerranéen de Bruxelles
Hong Kong / Apr 01, 2026 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
China / Apr 18, 2026 / Beijing International Film Festival
Limited release
Italy / Sep 11, 2025
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 18, 2025
France / Jan 14, 2026
Spain / Jun 12, 2026
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