Video Movie Review: DUSE (2025): Tedeschi Makes Duse’s Painful Devotion Impossible to Dismiss

Rollo Tomasi August 9, 2026Last Updated: August 9, 2026

DUSE (2025) Movie Review | Pietro Marcello’s Post-WWI Theater Drama Explained | Valeria Tedeschi

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Duse (2025) movie review, New York Film Festival biographical drama, and critical analysis.

Directed by Pietro Marcello. Starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fausto Russo Alesi, Fanni Wrochna, Noémie Merlant, and Noémie Lvovsky.

Plot Synopsis:

“After World War I, legendary Italian stage actress Eleonora Duse returns to performing despite illness, financial strain, and a changing political and theatrical landscape, finding purpose in her art as her relationships and health deteriorate.”

What This Review Covers:

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi’s vivid, passionate performance as Eleonora Duse
Pietro Marcello’s blend of archival and fictional imagery
How art, illness, debt, and family obsession shape Duse’s final years
Why strong acting carries the film through its heavy, somber passages

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