VERMIGLIO
a film by Maura Delpero
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 the 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 deep personal and human tale that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, but through Lucia’s perspective Vermiglio feels distinct and novel.
Italy’s Official Selection for the 2025 Academy Awards.
2025 Golden Globe Nominee, Best International Film
2025 Gotham Awards Nominee, Best International Film
Official Selection, 2025 Venice Film Festival
Opens in Theaters
December 25, 2024
New York City – IFC Center
January 3, 2025
Los Angeles – LAEMMLE ROYAL
Chicago – Gene Siskel Film Center
January 17, 2025
Cincinnati – Mariemont
Columbus, OH – Gateway Film Center
January 24, 2025
Santa Barbara – SBIFF Film Center
Louisville – Speed Art Museum
Atlanta – The Tara
January 31
Cleveland – Cleveland Cinematheque