The lush, breathtaking beauty of the Alps, captured with painterly grace in natural light, from frigid winter to redemptive spring, forms the physical and emotional backdrop to “Vermiglio,” Maura Delpero’s visionary film, Silver Lion winner at the 2024 Venice Film Festival
Set in the small mountain village of Vermiglio during the turbulent days of World War II, this singular portrait of a sprawling family follows a series of dramatic and consequential events following the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe De Domenico), who is hiding in the town after deserting the army
There, the soldier develops a romantic relationship with the family’s eldest daughter, Lucia (Martina Scrinzi)
“Vermiglio” shows the life of a provincial family in an isolated village suspended in time by the customs of a fading era
By evoking stories from his own family’s past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human tale that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, but through Lucia’s perspective “Vermiglio” feels distinct and new
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