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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Valeria Bruni TedeschiEleonora Duse | Eleonora Duse |
 Fanni WrochnaDésirée | Désirée |
 Noémie MerlantEnrichetta Checchi | Enrichetta Checchi |
 Fausto Russo AlesiGabriele D'Annunzio | Gabriele D'Annunzio |
 Edoardo SorgenteGiacomo Rossetti-Dubois | Giacomo Rossetti-Dubois |
 Vincenzo NemolatoMemo Benassi | Memo Benassi |
 Gaja MascialeCecilia Rinaldi | Cecilia Rinaldi |
 Vincenza ModicaMatilde Serao | Matilde Serao |
 Mimmo BorrelliErmete Zacconi | Ermete Zacconi |
| SSavino PaparellaLuciano Nicastrelli | Luciano Nicastrelli |
 Vincenzo PirrottaBenito Mussolini | Benito Mussolini |
 Federico PacificiSaturnino Ciarcelluti | Saturnino Ciarcelluti |
 Marcello MazzarellaMariano Fortuny y Madrazo | Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo |
 Noémie LvovskySarah Bernhardt | Sarah Bernhardt |
| RRita BoselloNot listed | Not listed |
 Giovanni MorassuttiCamicia nera | Camicia nera |
 Nathan MacchioniNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlessio GoriusNot listed | Not listed |
| DDafne Renate BrogliaNot listed | Not listed |
| GGiordano Bruno GuerriAttendente di D'Annunzio | Attendente di D'Annunzio |