Giuseppe De Domenico – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

IDDA (TIFF 2026) – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 Valerie Kalfrin Giuseppe De Domenico, Idda, Irene Dionisio, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Tecla Insolia, TIFF 2026

There’s nothing like traveling together to highlight the fractures in a relationship. The Italian drama Idda, set against the backdrop of a hike to the summit of Sicily’s Mount Etna, brings together two young women whose friendship of years past doesn’t quite translate to where they are now in life. The two had planned to climb the active volcano, locally called Idda, after Adele’s mother died two years prior, but Sofia didn’t follow through at the time. That resentment sits between them, along with a secret that Sofia’s not ready to share, ignoring phone calls and messages.

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Maura Delpero talks VERMIGLIO, Community, Family, and Sisterhood

December 12, 2024December 14, 2024 Nadine Whitney Anna Thaler, Carlotta Gamba, Giuseppe De Domenico, italian films, Martina Scrinzi., Maura Delpero, Rachele Potrich, Roberta Rovelli, Tommaso Ragno, Vermiglio

Maura Delpero’s Award-nominated film Vermiglio is inspired by the history of her family in a remote mountain village in Northern Italy. Yet, it has a sense of communal understanding which is reaching audiences all over the world. Set over the period of a year at the end of World War II, the film tells the story of the extended Grazaidei family and the series of events which unfold when a Sicilian army deserter, Pietro, falls in love with Lucia the eldest daughter of the local schoolteacher Cesare. Vermiglio is written and directed by Maura Delpero and stars Tommaso Ragno, Giuseppe De Domenico, Roberta Rovelli, Carlotta Gamba, Rachele Potrich, Anna Thaler, and Martina Scrinzi. Delpero recently chatted with AWFJ’s Nadine Whitney about the universal importance of family and community in the film.