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.
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Cast
20 people
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Eleonora Duse
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Fanni Wrochna
Désirée
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Noémie Merlant
Enrichetta Checchi
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Fausto Russo Alesi
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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Edoardo Sorgente
Giacomo Rossetti-Dubois
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Vincenzo Nemolato
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Gaja Masciale
Cecilia Rinaldi
Known for
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Matilde Serao
Known for
Suspiria
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Mimmo Borrelli
Ermete Zacconi
Known for
Gomorrah
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Luciano Nicastrelli
Known for
Martin Eden
Vincenzo Pirrotta
Benito Mussolini
Known for
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Federico Pacifici
Saturnino Ciarcelluti
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Pietro Marcello Director · Letizia Russo Screenplay Guido Silei Screenplay
Director Screenplay
Pietro Marcello
Screenplay
Letizia Russo
Screenplay
Guido Silei
Composer
Marco Messina
Composer
Sacha Ricci
Composer
Fabrizio Elvetico
Cinematographer
Marco Graziaplena
Editor
Cristiano Travaglioli
Editor
Fabrizio Federico
Production designer
Gaspare De Pascali
Costume designer
Ursula Patzak
Worldwide gross $827K · Budget $11M · United States release October 1, 2025
Box office
Budget
$11,002,819
Worldwide gross
$827,331
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Palomar
Production
Avventurosa
Production
Ad Vitam Production
Production
Berta Film
Production
PiperFilm
Production · Distribution
RAI Cinema
Production
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2025
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 11, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · October 1, 2025
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Austria
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
December 2, 2025 · Premiere · Cinemamed - Festival cinéma méditerranéen de Bruxelles
Canada
September 4, 2025 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
France
January 14, 2026 · Theatrical
October 16, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
September 28, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
Hong Kong SAR China
April 1, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Indonesia
October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
Italy
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Romania
June 6, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
June 6, 2026 · TV · Cinemax 2
South Korea
September 21, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
June 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 14, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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