Vermiglio

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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.

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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.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Vermiglio is exquisite. There’s a rough, earthy tenderness to the picture and a kinship with other recent examples of Italian folk cinema.

Rated: 5/5

Jan 21, 2025

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Natasha Jagger

Little White Lies

It’s a hushed yet effectively emotive drama that’s bolstered with the addition of Mikhail Krichman’s stunning cinematography.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 18, 2025

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

It is a rich, enveloping film that asks viewers to approach it as if tiptoeing through the snow.

Jan 3, 2025

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Jason Flatt

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

[Vermiglio is] a beautiful and thoughtful movie, but also languid and sometimes dull.

Jan 21, 2025

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Jo-Ann Titmarsh

HeyUGuys

A powerful feminist film, quietly strident in its condemnation of the patriarchal norms that once existed in the open and now still subtly prevail. This is a quiet, gorgeous film that we should be shouting to the rafters about.

Rated: 5/5

Jan 20, 2025

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Helen Hawkins

The Arts Desk

The film leaves you sensing you are watching people with a profound attachment to their world, but it does this without a shred of sentimentality or editorialising emotionalism. The simplicity of its storytelling is a treat to watch.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 17, 2025

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Fong Kok Hoong F

Lensed in a velvety softness and set in the picturesque titular province of Italy, Italy's submission for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards is a keenly observed and poignant portrait of a family in a mountain village subliminally sustaining the effects of a faraway war.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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Heather C

A quietly beautiful film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Nefasto R

My family is from Vermiglio: I might be bias. :) Gorgeous.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/24

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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: Carole Baraton, Tatjana Kozar, Francesca Andreoli
Screenwriter: Maura Delpero
Distributor: Sideshow / Janus Films
Production Co: RAI Cinema, Cinedora, Versus Production, Charades
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.3K
Runtime: 1h 59m