Duse
Pietro MarcelloCast
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi 
Fausto Russo Alesi Fanni Wrochna 
Noémie Merlant 
Vincenzo Nemolato Edoardo Sorgente
Credits
Written by: Letizia Russo
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A stately portrait of an aging stage legend returning to the theatre as the world grows darker. It favours atmosphere and period texture over story. Better suited to patient art-house viewers than to casual biopic fans.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.9 / 10 (630 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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