The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Duse
Directed by
Pietro Marcello
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.
The story
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 TedeschiEleonora Duse
Fanni WrochnaDésirée
Noémie MerlantEnrichetta Checchi
Fausto Russo AlesiGabriele D'Annunzio
Edoardo SorgenteGiacomo Rossetti-Dubois
Vincenzo NemolatoMemo Benassi
Gaja MascialeCecilia Rinaldi
Vincenza ModicaMatilde Serao
Mimmo BorrelliErmete Zacconi
Savino PaparellaLuciano Nicastrelli
Vincenzo PirrottaBenito Mussolini
Federico PacificiSaturnino Ciarcelluti
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