Vermiglio

Told in four chapters, each set in a different season, Maura Delpero’s stunningly beautiful and powerful new film takes us into the world of a remote Italian mountain village. It is nearing the end of the Second World War, something that has not really touched this place at all — until now.

1944. In Vermiglio, a high mountain village of the Italian Alps where war looms as a distant but constant threat. The arrival of Pietro, a refugee soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever. During the four seasons marking the end of World War II, Pietro and Lucia, the eldest daughter of the teacher, instantly drawn to each other, led to marriage and an unexpected fate. As the world emerges from its tragedy, the family will face its own.

It was selected as the Italian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. It received 14 nominations at the 70th David di Donatello, and won 7 awards, including Best Film. It also won the Grand Jury Prize ay the 2024 Venice Film Festival.