"The remarkable, raw-boned and ravishing VERMIGLIO takes place in the past but operates like a future family secret playing out in the present tense, a perspective that is not quite Godlike, but comes from that which we might as well call God." - Jessica Kiang, Variety
"Has the texture and sweep of a novel or, even better, a memoir." - Ankit Jhunjhunwala, The Playlist
Spanning the course of a consequential year and told in four chapters, each set in a different season, Maura Delpero’s VERMIGLIO is a painterly, novelistic stunner. In the final days of WWII, a Sicilian soldier arrives in a remote village in the Italian Alps and is welcomed by the local schoolteacher, a father of three daughters. His arrival will alter the dynamics of the village and the family forever. An intimate yet grand portrait of love and heartbreak, freedom and burden, VERMIGLIO, which won the top prize at the Chicago International Film Festival and is Italy’s submission for Academy Award consideration, is one of the year’s best.
Awards & Nominations
Winner - Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival
Winner - Best Italian Film, Venice Film Festival
Winner - Gold Hugo, Best Feature, Chicago International Film Festival
Nominee - Best International Film, Gotham Awards
Nominee - Best Film, London Film Festival
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