Duse vs Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait of a Lady on Fire has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Duse). Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 2m. Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Noémie Merlant.
Duse
Portrait of a Lady on Fire| Duse | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Pietro Marcello | Céline Sciamma |
| Main cast | Mimmo Borrelli, Noémie Merlant, Marcello Mazzarella, Federico Pacifici, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Valeria Golino, Noémie Merlant, Christel Baras, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami |
Synopsis
Duse
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.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
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