Restore attempt - Can’t get past Select Files → Waiting for task to begin looks similar. That solution:
Issue was user error related to the encryption passphrase.
Aside from the language, is your screen seen there, basically doing Direct restore from files
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Restoring files if your Duplicati installation is lost is when you do that (more slowly, with more setup).
Restoring files from a backup is a more normal way (option 3 above, and option 1 should be similar).
Restore data from backup archives is a similar case, with some user issues, but solution is not clear.
Duplicati hangs after backup attempt (OSX) Was: Crashplan Refugee can’t get Duplicati to restore
Do you see any similarities of OS, screens, or steps with any of those? That’s all a search could find.