Vermiglio (2024) at Bridport Arts Centre (15)

Bridport Arts Centre

Set during WW2, this hauntingly beautiful tale of a family torn apart is set against the stunning backdrop of a remote mountain village in the Italian Alps.

It’s 1944. Pietro, a young Sicilian soldier, carries his injured comrade back to his mountain home. Hailed as a hero, he quickly catches the eye of the daughter of the village schoolteacher. But their relationship sets off a series of events that shake the village, uncapping age-old misogyny and intolerance with devastating results.

This is a slow-burn drama of great subtlety and quiet observation. Director Delpero uses her painterly eye to uncover real depth in the details of the everyday and charges her portrayal of rural lives with an intensity reminiscent of the novels of Thomas Hardy.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival.

Italy/France/Belgium, 2024. Director Maura Delpero. With Tommaso Ragno, Giuseppe De Domenico, Roberta Rovelli, Martina Scrinzi. 119 mins. 15

This is one of 6 films showing at BAC as part of Too Much: Melodrama on Film, a season organised by the BFI and the Film Audience Network. The season will be screening at cinemas across the UK during autumn 2025.

Special offer
Buy tickets for 5 or more films and receive a 25% discount.
All tickets will need to be purchased at the same time. This offer only applies to full priced tickets in the Sep-Dec 2025 programme and cannot be used in conjunction with other offers (eg BAC Supporters’ discount). Offer excludes Metropolis and Met Opera broadcasts.

Thursday 04 December at 7.30pm

Ticket Prices from £4.00 to £7.00

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901 or www.bridport-arts.com