'

Vermiglio

Play trailer

1:50

Vermiglio

Released Dec 25, 2024

1h 59m

History

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

93%

Tomatometer

61 Reviews

94%

Popcornmeter

250+ Ratings

The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, filmed with painterly grace under natural light from frigid winter to redemptive 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. This singular portrait of a sprawling family, set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of WWII, follows a series of dramatic, consequential events after the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe De Domenico), who hides out in town after deserting the army. While there, the soldier develops a romance 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. Conjuring stories from her own family's past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human tale that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, but through Lucia's perspective 'Vermiglio' feels distinct and novel.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Critics Consensus

Painterly and patient, Vermiglio carefully observes its provincial milieu to such absorbing effect that audiences will feel like they've become a part of the community.

Read Critics Reviews

Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Delpero has made a wise, worldly historical film that isn’t steeped in pessimism or optimism, but realism.

Rated: 4/4

May 22, 2025

Full Review

Tara Brady

Irish Times

Mikhail Krichman, Andrey Zvyagintsev’s regular cinematographer, finds gorgeous snowy tableaux among the vertiginous heights. The mostly amateur cast are impressive, with Martina Scrinzi a heartbreaking standout.

Rated: 5/5

Feb 28, 2025

Full Review

Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

It is so quiet and simple. Almost no one talks in this movie, but the story is right there.

Feb 11, 2025

Full Review

Peter Martin

DallasFilmNow.com

Starting with chilly scenes of winter, the film gradually warms up as spring arrives. ... As the narrative moves forward, the depth of their personalities are revealed, and the film becomes quite touching.

May 20, 2025

Full Review

Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

...[Vermiglio is] an austere film, never ostentatious in its beauty and never forced in its sensitivity. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Apr 9, 2025

Full Review

Ruth Maramis

FlixChatter Film Blog

This is quintessential arthouse cinema where the slow, deliberate pace might not appeal to everyone. I find the subtlety captivating, and Vermiglio is brimming with disquieting mystery.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 14, 2025

Full Review

Read all reviews

Meloney

This was a beautiful movie that evoked a moment in time… although I was surprised to reread the description that it was just after WWII. This remote village in the Alps was a traditional community… it seemed more like WWI to me. The opportunities for women were very limited. I enjoyed the movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

Full Review

Elisa C

Dictated on the ethnographic method and if it should not be clear I will hang a map on the blackboard for mapping the places. How many palms of hand are there from Trentino to Sicily? Can something unusual be added to a veristic landscape? There is no intention. Photographic pride elbows its way through the narrative; I want to impose my images on you, devoted handmaidens, from the Mazzinian bundle; and on those vivisected crosses in the snow, there is no arguing, remarkable. It is a narrative that we were taught very well in school and probably here we want to emphasize that all of this has led us to what will be the sexual revolution and the movement of '68. Is there still something revolutionary in a nun who smokes?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/06/25

Full Review

Sinta L

Romantic and a good clasic film. Wonderfull

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

Full Review

imam s

Film sangat bagus menceritakan gejolak cinta dan adat yang masih di jaga dengan baik walau dunia semakin maju dan cerita yg membuat kita terhipnotis dengan keadaan nya sekelilingnya. Good

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

Full Review

reza a

good movie and very enjoyable

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

Full Review

Elgy G

Painterly? More like watching paint dry. What an absolute yawn.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Maura Delpero

Director

Tommaso Ragno

Cesare

Giuseppe De Domenico

Pietro

Carlotta Gamba

Virginia

Roberta Rovelli

Adele

Sara Serraiocco

Actor

Lubo

50%

%

Lubo

Watchlist

Patagonia

%

%

Patagonia

Watchlist

Lost and Beautiful

83%

78%

Lost and Beautiful

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Lost and Beautiful

Blood of My Blood

75%

42%

Blood of My Blood

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Rotten Tomatoes Predicts the 2025 Oscar Nominations

Vermiglio: Trailer 1

1:50

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, filmed with painterly grace under natural light from frigid winter to redemptive 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. This singular portrait of a sprawling family, set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of WWII, follows a series of dramatic, consequential events after the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe De Domenico), who hides out in town after deserting the army. While there, the soldier develops a romance 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. Conjuring stories from her own family's past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human tale that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, but through Lucia's perspective 'Vermiglio' feels distinct and novel.

Director: Maura Delpero
Producer: Francesca Andreoli, Leonardo Guerra Seragnoli, Maura Delpero, Santiago Fondevila Sancet
Screenwriter: Maura Delpero
Distributor: Sideshow / Janus Films
Production Co: Cinedora, RAI Cinema, Charades, Versus Production
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 4, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $216.8K
Runtime: 1h 59m

Most Popular at Home Now