Previewed in the section Arts of the last edition of the Rome Film Festival, Duse, the Greatest written and directed by Sonia Bergamasco.
A hundred years after Eleonora Duse's death, Sonia Bergamasco takes us on an investigation into the actress who changed the acting profession forever, inspiring Lee Strasberg, founder of the Actors Studio, and generations of actors. How can a woman of whom only a silent film and a few photographs and portraits remain so influential? The Divine beyond myth.
A production Propaganda Italy, Quoiat Films, Cinecittà Light in collaboration with Rai Cinema with the contribution of the Veneto Region (PR FESR 2021-2027 Action 1.3.11 sub C) and with the support of the Veneto Film Commission.
Starring Sonia Bergamasco, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fabrizio Gifuni, Helen Mirren, a moving documentary about Eleonora Duse, the "Divine," the woman who redefined the canon of acting. Drawing on unmissable archive material (Luchino Visconti interviewed by Lilla Brignone) and young actresses engaging with the legend, Bergamasco creates a film that is a journey through time, an oblique and discreet self-portrait, and a fascinating exploration of the craft of acting.
