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The lush and awe-inspiring beauty of the Alps, shot with painterly grace under natural light from winter to redemptive spring, 'Vermiglio,' Maura Delpero’s visionary film won the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. Set in the small mountain village of Vermiglio in the waning days of WWII, this extended family portrait follows a series of dramatic, consequential events following the arrival of a silent Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe di Domenico) in hiding. City after leaving the army. While there, the soldier develops a romantic relationship with the family’s eldest daughter, Lucia (Martina Schrinzi). 'Scarlet' Shows the life of a provincial family in a remote village suspended in time by the customs of a fading age. Imagining stories from her own family’s past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human story that recalls the great neoliberal movement of Italian cinema, but through Lucia’s perspective 'Vermiglio' Feels different and novel.
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