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89 minutes. Country. Sweden. Language. Swedish. Box office. $700,000 (USA) [1] 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.
- $700,000 (USA)
- Ingmar Bergman, Allan Ekelund
Set in creepy 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre, powerful fable of wealthy land-owning parents whose daughter, a young virgin, is brutally raped and murdered by goat herders after her half sister has invoked a pagan curse.
A medieval knight seeks revenge when his daughter is murdered by a band of robbers in this classic Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman. The Virgin Spring is a stark and powerful depiction of the themes of justice, morality, and human nature in a medieval society.
- Ingmar Bergman
- Max Von Sydow
A harrowing tale of faith, revenge, and savagery in medieval Sweden, based on a medieval ballad. Starring Max von Sydow as Töre, the father of the rape victim Karin, who seeks to exact revenge on the three killers. Winner of the Academy Award for best foreign-language film in 1960.
- Töre
Aug 17, 2023 · The Virgin Spring ’s anomalous state finds Bergman using an uncharacteristic improvisational directing style and brutally austere filmmaking to question how religions inadequately explain human behavior, in particular humanity’s violence and cruelty.
A 1959 Swedish film based on a medieval ballad, The Virgin Spring depicts the rape and murder of a young girl and the revenge of her father. The film explores themes of divine justice, faith, and human nature with Bergman's signature style and symbolism.
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A medieval drama of rape, murder, and revenge in Sweden, starring Max von Sydow. The film explores the clash of paganism and Christianity in a brutal and beautiful world.
