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The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, captured with picturesque grace in natural light from frosty winter to redemptive spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop for “Vermiglio,” Mori 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 extraordinary portrait of an extended family follows a series of dramatic, momentous events following the arrival of a silent Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe De Domenico) who has taken refuge in the town after deserting from the army.
While there, the soldier develops a romance with the family’s eldest daughter, Lucia (Martina Scrinzi)
“Vermiglio” traces the life of a provincial family in a remote village frozen in time by the customs of a vanishing era.
Yet 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.