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Filmclub March | Vermiglio

Maura Delpero
RELEASE Thu 20 Mar

1944. In Vermiglio, a mountain village high in the Italian Alps, war casts its shadow over life, even though it is far away. The arrival of Pietro, a deserted Sicilian soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the otherwise peaceful village, and especially that of the teacher's family. Lucia, the eldest of the family, feels very attracted to the stranger. Over four seasons, we see how the thick layer of snow melts, love blossoms and peace spreads across Italy. But while the rest of the world slowly emerges from the tragedy, the family has to endure its own tragedy.

Vermiglio was awarded the Silver Lion, the Grand Jury Prize, at the Venice Film Festival.

Director Maura Delpero drew on her own family history for Vermiglio, and loosely modeled the village teacher on her grandfather. Vermiglio is, in her words, a story about parents and children, life and death, great heights, walls of snow and the smell of warm milk on an icy morning. And always that mountain that reminds the inhabitants every day of how insignificant they are. Vermiglio was awarded the Silver Lion, the Grand Jury Prize, at the Venice Film Festival.

Filmclub March | Vermiglio
Direction
Maura Delpero
Cast
Giuseppe De Domenico, Martina Scrinzi, Rachele Potrich, Tommaso Ragno
Duration
199 min
RELEASE
Thu 20 Mar
Year
2024
Country
Italy
Language
Italian
Subtitles
Dutch