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The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, shot with captivating grace under natural light from cold winter to redemptive spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop for Maura Delpero’s visionary film ‘Vermiglio’, which won the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival
Set in the small mountain village of Vermiglio during the final days of World War II, this singular portrait of an extended family follows a series of dramatic, consequential events following the arrival of a quiet Sicilian soldier (Guiseppe Di Domenico) who has been hiding in the town after deserting the army
While there, the soldier develops a romantic relationship with the family’s eldest daughter, Lucia (Martina Scrinzi)
‘Vermiglio’ shows the lives of a provincial family in a remote village suspended in time by the customs of a fading era
Weaving tales 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 Lucia’s perspective, ‘Vermiglio’ feels unique and innovative
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