Duse (film)

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Duse
Directed by Pietro Marcello
Screenplay by
  • Pietro Marcello
  • Letizia Russo
  • Guido Silei
[1]
Starring
CinematographyMarco Graziaplena
Music byCarlo Crivelli
Production
companies
  • Palomar
  • Avventurosa
  • Ad Vitam
Countries

Duse is an upcoming biographical film directed by Pietro Marcello starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Italian stage actress Eleonora Duse. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Premise

In the wake of the First World War, former actress Eleonora Duse makes a return to the stage, contending with the limits of her own body as well as realities of power at odds with her utopian ideals. [2]

Cast

Production

The Match Factory opened Duse to international pre-sale at the Marché du Film during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. [3] That May, Variety reported that production on the film was underway. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Duse". Film Italia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Vivarelli, Nick; Keslassy, Elsa. "Pietro Marcello Shooting 'Duse' With Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Noémie Merlant, the Match Factory Handling Sales". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 Lemercier, Fabien; Abbatescianni, Davide; Economou, Vassilis. "The announcements made at Cannes' Marché du Film". Cineuropa. Retrieved 22 July 2024.