Screening times:
Friday, Feb 21, 6:30 PM
Sunday, Feb 23, 5:30 PM - half-capacity screening

Maura Delpero | Italy, France, Belgium | 2024 | 119m
Italian with English subtitles
with Giuseppe De Domenico, Tommaso Ragno

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 Maura Delpero’s visionary film, Vermiglio.

This singular portrait of a sprawling family, set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of the Second World War, Vermiglio 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 portrays 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. Yet, through Lucia’s perspective, Vermiglio feels meditative, distinct, and novel.

“Vermiglio, nominated for a Golden Globe and shortlisted for best international feature at the upcoming Academy Awards... nourishes the soul." - Peter Howell, Toronto Star

"Vermiglio is exquisite. There’s a rough, earthy tenderness to the picture and a kinship with other recent examples of Italian folk cinema." - Wendy Ide, The Observer (UK)

"It is a rich, enveloping film that asks viewers to approach it as if tiptoeing through the snow." - Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times

Winner: Silver Lion/Grand Jury Prize - Venice Film Festival 2024
Italian Entry for Best International Feature Film - Academy Awards 2025
Nominee: Best International Feature - Gotham Awards 2024 Nominee: Best European Film, Best European Director - European Film Awards 2024

Sunday is a half-capacity screening