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.
Cast
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Eleonora Duse
Fanni Wrochna
Désirée
Noémie Merlant
Enrichetta Checchi
Fausto Russo Alesi
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Edoardo Sorgente
Giacomo Rossetti-Dubois
Vincenzo Nemolato
Memo Benassi
Gaja Masciale
Cecilia Rinaldi
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
Unknown
Giovanni Morassutti
Camicia nera
Nathan Macchioni
Unknown
Alessio Gorius
Unknown
Dafne Renate Broglia
Unknown
Giordano Bruno Guerri
Attendente di D'Annunzio
Crew
Pietro Marcello
Director, Screenplay
Letizia Russo
Screenplay
Guido Silei
Screenplay
Fabrizio Federico
Editor
Cristiano Travaglioli
Editor
Marco Graziaplena
Director of Photography
Nazzareno Neri
Colorist
Ciro Scognamiglio
First Assistant Director
Natalia Fago
Second Assistant Director
Alessia Bottone
Second Second Assistant Director
Hugo Gregorini
Third Assistant Director
Maria Giménez Cavallo
Assistant Director
Chiara Annicchiarico
Assistant Production Coordinator
Francesco Beltrame
Executive Producer
Carlo Degli Esposti
Producer
Nicola Serra
Producer
Marco Grifoni
Producer
Benedetta Cappon
Producer
Gaia Campesato
Production Assistant
Elia Ferroli
Production Assistant
Gaspare De Pascali
Production Design
Michel-Clement Franco
Camera Operator
Andrea Valacchi
First Assistant Camera
Angelo Nakhnoukh
Second Assistant Camera
Davide Agnello
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Daniele Traettino
First Assistant "A" Camera
Davide Zurolo
Casting Director
Ambra Rossini
Extras Casting
Federico Sini
Extras Casting
Andrea Todorov
Extras Casting
Ursula Patzak
Costume Design
Katia Scarpa
Costume Assistant
Valeria Salvatori
Costume Assistant
Aurelia Sartorio
Costume Assistant
Clara Gambaro
Costumer
Amelia Escriche
Hairstylist
Maurizio Fazzini
Makeup Designer
Marianna Mocellin
Assistant Makeup Artist
Adriana Apruzzo
Makeup Artist
Maria Chiara Compagnucci
Makeup Artist
Alice Gentili
Makeup Artist
Jacqueline Mancini
Makeup Artist
Martina Sandonà
Makeup Artist
Mattia Lorusso
Supervising Art Director
Paolo Amici
Sound Effects Editor
Federico Amodio
Sound Effects Editor
David Quadroli
Sound Effects Editor
Federico Cabula
Sound Editor
Paolo Segat
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Denny De Angelis
Sound Mixer
Simone Panetta
Boom Operator
Alessandro Rizzo
Boom Operator
Jacopo Galiano
Special Effects Technician
Arianna Capra
Visual Effects Supervisor
Andrette Lo Conte
Visual Effects Producer
Marco Messina
Original Music Composer
Sacha Ricci
Original Music Composer
Fabrizio Elvetico
Original Music Composer
Carlo Crivelli
Music
Antonio Portolano
Transportation Captain
Marino Ingrassia
Painter
Corrado Battorti
Set Dresser
Joseph Lefevre
Compositing Supervisor
Benedetta Lepri
Script Supervisor
Giovanni Sambo
Electrician
Elisa Frasinetti
Location Manager
Elena Baschieri
Location Manager
Chiara Gaspardo
Assistant Location Manager
Federico Diust
Stunts
Mattia Napoli
Stunts
Andrea di Benedetto
Grip
Maria Luisa Corda
Seamstress
Sara Menoni
Loader
Luca Carrera
Additional Editor
Alessio Franco
Additional Editor
Matteo Carabot
Digital Compositor
Arianna Curci
Production Secretary
Elisa Magnesi
Graphic Designer
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