Film at glór with Access Cinema: Vermiglio

Join Munster Social Group at glór in Ennis for an evening of cinema featuring Vermiglio.

1944. Towards the end of WWII in Vermiglio – a high, remote mountain village in the Italian Alps – the arrival of Pietro, a deserted soldier, disrupts the dynamics of a local family, changing them forever. Pietro, a Sicilian, keeps mostly to himself. However, he establishes a mild flirtation with Lucia – the eldest daughter of Cesare, the much-respected village schoolteacher. Soon, Pietro and Lucia are falling in love. But their pairing sets in motion a series of events that pushes the family towards tragedy and shakes the entire village.

Told in four chapters, each set in a different season, Maura Delpero’s film is powerful and stunning. Beautifully photographed and filled with emotion, it’s a story of women, war, and family.

Festivals:

• BFI London Film Festival 2024
• Toronto International Film Festival 2024
• Venice Film Festival 2024

Awards

• Winner – Silver Lion, Grand Jury Prize, Maura Delpero; Venice Film Festival 2024

Reviews:
‘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.’’
- Variety

‘’Delpero masterfully captures the characters’ experiences and psychology through gesture, performance, and framing rather than dialogue. Krichman’s cinematography, perhaps the best of the year, invokes painting and theater.’’
- The Film Stage

★★★★"It is wonderfully acted with unaffected naturalism by its cast of professionals and newcomers and plays an extravagant, almost shameless pizzicato on the audience’s heartstrings…"
- The Guardian

Details:

• Trailer
• Directed by Maura Delpero
• Run time: 120 minutes
• Language(s): Italian (English subtitles)

Tickets may be purchased at the venue on the night or online in advance from glór, here.

The doors to the venue open approx. 30 minutes before the start of the movie, which begins at 20:00 h sharp. Tea, coffee, snacks, etc., will be available. I shall be there from approximately 19:30 h if any of you wish to come along and say hello (you are very welcome to).

Notes:

• You are welcome to bring a guest(s).
• Please RSVP only when you have purchased your ticket(s) and are committed to attending. Thank you.