Vermiglio (film)

2024 drama film

Vermiglio

Directed by| Maura Delpero
Written by| Maura Delpero
Produced by| Francesca Andreoli
Maura Delpero
Santiago Fondevila
Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli
Starring| Giuseppe De Domenico
Tommaso Ragno
Cinematography| Mikhail Krichman[1]
Edited by| Gian Luca Mattei[1]

Production
companies

Cinedora
Charades
Versus Production
Rai Cinema

Distributed by|

* Lucky Red (Italy)

Release date

* September 2, 2024 (2024-09-02) (Venice)

Running time

| 119 minutes
Countries| Italy
France
Belgium
Language| Italian

Vermiglio  is a 2024 Italian drama film written and directed by Maura Delpero.

The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize.[2] It was designated as the Italian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[3]

## Plot

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## Cast

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* Giuseppe De Domenico
* Tommaso Ragno
* Martina Scrinzi
* Roberta Rovelli
* Carlotta Gamba
* Orietta Notari
* Sara Serraiocco

## Production

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Principal photography started on 28 August 2023,[1] and shootings wrapped in December.[4] The film was shot between the Vermiglio, Carciato and Comasine towns in the Trentino-Alto Adige region.[5] It is produced by Cinedora (Italy), Charades (France), and Versus (Belgium).[6] Delpero decided to make the film after her father's death as a way to help ensure that the traditions in which he had grown up were not lost, including conducting many interviews with local people during pre-production.[7][8]

## Release

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The film premiered in competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.[9][10]

## Critics reception

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The film received general positive reviews by critics.[11][12] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 90% of positivity based on 7 reviews. [13]

Jessica Kiang of Variety affirmed that "economy" is the watchword of "deceptively formalist" film, that results “deceptively formalist” from direction, editing, musical compositions to costumes, contributing "to a fascinating narrative remove, which is belied by the close-up clarity of the imagery". Kiang wrote that although the plot is set in the past, it "operates like a future family secret playing out in the present tense" through " the spirit of the mothers and the sisters and the daughters who came before and after, and who trusted the imperious mountains to keep their secrets".[14]

### Italian critics

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The film received favorable reviews from Italian film critics.[15][16] Mattia Pasquini of Ciak wrote that like the previous film Maternal the screenplay is about the mother-child relationship set on an "extremely refined framework, both linguistically, stylistically and narratively coherent and homogeneous".[17] Federico Pontiggia of Cinematografo stated that the film synthesizes "the previous documentary experience, with greater ambition, free will and calmness", deeming "the direction of actors excellent, the anti-spectacular hold valuable, the poetry of war and peace admirable, we have a lady author: Maura Delpero".[18]

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

## References

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1. ^ a b c Balaga, Marta (1 September 2023). "'Zero Zero Zero' Star Giuseppe De Domenico Joins 'Vermiglio, the Mountain Bride,' First Images Debut". Variety. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
2. ^ Wiseman, Andreas; Tartaglione, Nancy (2024-09-07). "Venice Winners: Pedro Almodóvar's 'The Room Next Door' Wins The Golden Lion; Also Wins For Nicole Kidman, Brady Corbet, 'I'm Still Here' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
3. ^ "Il film italiano agli Oscar è 'Vermiglio', Leone d'argento a Venezia". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2024-09-24. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
4. ^ Redazione (18 December 2023). "Fine riprese per Vermiglio, la sposa di montagna". ANSA. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
5. ^ Scarpa, Vittorio (19 December 2023). "Ultimo ciak per Vermiglio, la sposa di montagna di Maura Delpero". Cineuropa (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
6. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (30 August 2024). "'Vermiglio' Teaser: Maura Delpero's Charades-Sold Drama Capturing Past Lives In An Italian Mountain Village Is A Venice Golden Lion Contender". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
7. ^ Finos, Arianna (2 September 2024). ""Vermiglio", la regista Maura Delpero: "Partita dal nulla sono arrivata a Venezia e ne sono felice". Tommaso Ragno: "Il lusso del film è prendersi del tempo"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
8. ^ Barone, Martina (2 September 2024). "Vermiglio, nella grandezza del suo paesaggio, racconta le piccole tradizioni del passato". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
9. ^ Rosser, Michael; Parfitt, Orlando (23 July 2024). "Venice Film Festival reveals 2024 line-up". Screen International. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
10. ^ L.S. (23 July 2024). "Vermiglio al Festival del cinema di Venezia". NOS Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
11. ^ Wise, Damon (3 September 2024). "'Vermiglio' Review: Maura Delpero's Personal Tale Of Wartime Infidelity In The Italian Alps – Venice Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
12. ^ Felperin, Leslie (2 September 2024). "'Vermiglio' Review: Sprawling Italian World War II Drama Engages and Impresses, but Never Rivets". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
13. ^ "Vermiglio | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
14. ^ Kiang, Jessica (2 September 2024). "'Vermiglio' Review: A Grave and Gorgeous Hymn to Life and Death in a Midcentury Italian Alpine Village". Variety. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
15. ^ Donzelli, Mauro (2 September 2024). "Vermiglio: la recensione del film di Maura Delpero in concorso al Festival di Venezia". Comingsoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
16. ^ Nizza, Paolo (3 September 2024). "Vermiglio, la recensione del film in concorso a Venezia 2024". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
17. ^ Pasquini, Mattia (3 September 2024). "Vermiglio, la recensione del film che ha conquistato Venezia". Ciak (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.
18. ^ Pontiggia, Federico (2 September 2024). "Maura Delpero trova guerra e pace in formato famiglia: brava, bravissima, tra Olmi e Philibert in Concorso". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2024.

## External links

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* Vermiglio at IMDb

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Venice Film Festival Grand Jury Prize

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* I nuovi mostri (1978)
* To Forget Venice (1979)
* A Leap in the Dark (1980)

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* The Hand of God (2021)
* Nostalgia (2022)
* Io capitano (2023)

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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