Vermiglio by Maura Delpero

2024 | Italy, France, Belgium | Drama | 1h59 | M12

The year is 1944. In Vermiglio, a remote, mountainous village, we follow the life of Professor Caesar and his large family. One by one, the camera focuses on each member, enriching their characterization and including the viewer inside the family dynamic. The central drama takes place with the arrival of Pietro, a deserter, in the village. Slowly, a romance blossoms between Caesar’s eldest daughter and Pietro. An unsettling feeling permeates the entire film, leaving us unsure of what is to come, as if the viewer were himself an inhabitant of this isolated village – oblivious to the outside world and constantly waiting for news of the war. 

with Tommaso Ragno, Giuseppe De Domenico, Roberta Rovelli and Martina Scrinzi