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The Virgin Spring (Swedish: Jungfrukällan) is a 1960 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter.
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta ...
The Virgin Spring's featured cast, characters, and crew. The Virgin Spring, directed by Ingmar Bergman, is a Swedish drama set in medieval Sweden. The film tells the tragic story of a young girl's journey through the wilderness and the ensuing repercussions of her brutal encounter with outlaws.
The Virgin Spring - Full Cast & Crew. In 14th-century Sweden, the rape and murder of a young woman is avenged when the attackers unwittingly seek food and shelter from her parents....
- Ingmar Bergman
Jun 21, 2010 · Medieval symbolism abounds when, via a curse by her jealous half-sister, a young woman is raped by a band of swineherds and her father swears vengeance, only to find an underground spring welling up on the spot where his virgin daughter was raped.
The Virgin Spring is a 1960 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter. The story was adapted by screenwriter Ulla Isaksson from a 13th-century Swedish ballad, "Töres döttrar i Wänge".
