Vermiglio
1944. Towards the end of WWII in Vermiglio - a high, remote mountain village in the Italian Alps - the arrival of Pietro, a deserted soldier, disrupts the dynamics of a local family, changing them forever.
Pietro, a Sicilian, keeps mostly to himself. However, he establishes a mild flirtation with Lucia - the eldest daughter of Cesare, the much-respected village schoolteacher. Soon, Pietro and Lucia are falling in love. But their pairing sets in motion a series of events that pushes the family towards tragedy and shakes the entire village.
Told in four chapters, each set in a different season, Maura Delpero’s film is powerful and stunning. Beautifully photographed and filled with emotion, it’s a story of women, war and family.
‘It is wonderfully acted with unaffected naturalism by its cast of professionals and newcomers and plays an extravagant, almost shameless pizzicato on the audience’s heartstrings.’
★★★★ - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
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