“remarkable, raw-boned and ravishing” Jessica Kiang, Variety
Everyday life in a remote Alpine village during WW2 is profoundly disrupted by the arrival of a Sicilian stranger. This painterly rural drama from Maura Delpero won the Venice Silver Lion, and was Italy’s submission to the Academy Awards.
“Vermiglio is exquisite. There’s a rough, earthy tenderness to the picture and a kinship with other recent examples of Italian folk cinema.” Wendy Ide, Observer
