Chronology
1944 Vermiglio, a remote mountain village
The arrival of the deserter Pietro in the family of the local teacher and his love for the teacher’s eldest daughter will change the course of everyone’s lives.. Official submission of Italy for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.. Shown in close-up: Why do we need the Venice Film Festival?
This is cinema at its best
(2024). I found "Vermiglio" a very beautiful, unusual and at the same time extremely relevant film. The acting is excellent and the narrative is very well-constructed, deeply moving and superbly directed.
I found the language extremely beautiful and the photography simply incredible
This is one of the best films I have seen in recent years. The family story is very plausible and the references to the social reality of Trentino during and after the First World War seem truthful and deserve to be seen as an experiment in social analysis. The respect with which the religious dimension is treated deserves my highest praise.
The music is excellent and the sound of “Miserere”, sounded at a moment of deep sorrow in the family, was deeply moving for me
In other words, in addition to being poetic and truly beautiful, «Vermiglio» takes us back to a world that is about to disappear in Europe. Since I am not Italian, I am already ready to visit the real Vermiglio and once I am there, I reflect on the effects of this wonderful film. It deserves to be seen by anyone who loves real cinema, who seeks to understand the human condition and, most importantly, does not give up on the aesthetic dimension of life in today’s world.