48/50
The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, shot with painterly grace in natural light from cold winter to refreshing spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop for Vermiglio. Maura Delpero’s visionary film won the Silver Lion in 2024. at the Venice Film Festival. This extraordinary portrait of an expanding family was shot in the small mountain village of Vermiglio in the waning days of World War II. in the city, leaving the army. There, the soldier begins an affair with the eldest daughter of the family, Lucija (Martina Scrinzi). 'Vermiglio' shows the life of a provincial family in a remote village suspended in time by the customs of a fading era. Conjuring up stories from her family’s past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human tale reminiscent of the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, but from Lucia’s perspective in Vermiglio; feels unique and new.