Overview

• The film competes at the Venice Film Festival and opens in theaters on September 18 with PiperFilm.
• Bruni Tedeschi says she treated Eleonora Duse as a close friend and avoided literal mimicry, declining black contact lenses meant to match Duse’s eyes.
• Marcello frames the story in Duse’s “autumn” between World War I and the rise of fascism, aiming to capture her revolt and inner truth.
• The narrative touches on strained ties with her daughter Enrichetta and features episodes involving Gabriele D’Annunzio, Benito Mussolini and Sarah Bernhardt.
• Bruni Tedeschi recounts that she momentarily considered stepping away from acting after the film, describing it as only a passing thought.