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Vermiglio

Play trailer 1:50 Poster for Vermiglio Released Dec 25, 2024 1h 59m History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Jason Blake Limelight The rituals of village life are vividly captured in this austere yet arresting drama set in the Italian Alps. Rated: 4/5 Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Guillem Martinez Oya Cinematismo A beautiful film about the absence and the presence. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 15, 2025 Full Review James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk has much to say and will reward those who have the patience to absorb all it has to offer, although others will find it too grave and deliberate to achieve the emotional depths Delpero is clearly mining Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Doug A Lovely to look at, but very slow moving — certainly no need to be 2 hours long. If you cut out all the beautiful scenery and brooding it would run all of 15 minutes. Some of the most interesting parts of the story (like the relationship between the matriarch and patriarch) were only hinted at, and not delved into. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/06/25 Full Review Michael W. Beautifully shot with breathtaking views and well rounded, thought provoking points of view. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Audience Member Slowpaced at times. It's a good movie, but it's not for me Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/24/25 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 Read all reviews
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Maura Delpero

Director

Tommaso Ragno

Cesare

Giuseppe De Domenico

Pietro

Carlotta Gamba

Virginia

Roberta Rovelli

Adele

Sara Serraiocco

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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
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