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Set in the small mountain village of Vermiglio at the end of World War II, this unique portrait of an extended family follows a series of dramatic events with consequences
Story
The lush, breathtaking beauty of the Alps, captured with painterly grace under natural light, from cold winter to salutary spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop for “Vermiglio.” Maura Delpero’s visionary film, which won the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
While there, the soldier begins a romance with the family’s eldest daughter, Lucia (Martina Scrinzi)
following the arrival of a silent Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe De Domenico), who has been hiding in the town after deserting the army.
“Vermiglio” depicts the lives of a provincial family in a remote village, frozen in time by the customs of a fading era
Conjuring up stories from his own family’s past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human story that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, but through the perspective of Lucia “Vermiglio”; it feels special and new.