Duse

About 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 it…

Duse (2025) is a history film directed by Pietro Marcello. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi takes the lead as Eleonora Duse, Fanni Wrochna as Désirée, Noémie Merlant as Enrichetta Checchi, and Fausto Russo Alesi as Gabriele D'Annunzio.

At 122 minutes long, it arrived in September 2025. Written by Guido Silei and Letizia Russo.