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The lush and stunning beauty of the Alps, shot with painterly grace in natural light from the cold of winter to the redeeming 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

Set in the small mountain village of Vermiglio during the final days of World War II, this unique portrait of an extended family follows the dramatic events following the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe De Domenico) who hides in town after deserting the army

There, the soldier begins 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 declining era

By evoking stories from her family’s past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human story that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, but seen from Lucia’s perspective in «Vermiglio» feels different and new