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The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, shot with picturesque grace under natural light from icy winter to cleansing spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop for “Vermiglio,” Maura Delpero’s visionary film, which won the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival

It was acclaimed

Set in the small mountain village of Vermiglio in the final days of World War II, this unique portrait of a distant family follows a series of dramatic, momentous events following the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe De Domenico), who, abandoned by the army and hiding in the town, develops a romance 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 decadent era

By evoking stories from her own family’s past, Delpero has created a deeply personal and human story that recalls the great neorealist movement of Italian cinema, but from Lucia’s perspective, it feels distinctive and unpolished