Tale
The lush, breathtaking beauty of the Alps, captured with painterly grace in natural light from icy winter to salutary spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop for “Vermiglio,” Maura Delpero’s visionary film that won the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival
Set in the small mountain village of Vermiglio in the final days of World War II, this unique portrait of an extended family presents a series of dramatic, momentous events following the arrival of a silent Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe De Domenico) who is hiding in the town after deserting the army.
While there, the soldier develops an affair with the family’s eldest daughter, Lucia (Martina Scrinzi)
“Vermiglio” depicts the life of a provincial family in a remote village frozen in time by the customs of a disappearing era.
But from Lucia’s perspective, “Vermiglio” feels different and new
Recalling stories from his family’s past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human story that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema.