The lush, breathtaking beauty of the Alps, shot with picturesque grace in natural light from freezing winter to redemptive spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop for “Vermiglio,” Maura Delpero’s visionary film, which will win the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival
Set in the small mountain village of Vermiglio in the final days of World War II, this unique portrait of a widely scattered family follows a series of dramatic and momentous events following the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe De Domenico) who, after deserting the Army, hides in the town
There, the soldier develops a romance with the family’s eldest daughter, Lucia (Martina Scrinzi)
“Vermiglio” depicts the life of a provincial family in a remote village that has remained frozen in time by the customs of a dying era
By invoking stories from her own family’s past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human narrative that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, but feels distinct and innovative from Lucia’s perspective
