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Actors: Max Von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Valberg, Birgitta Pettersson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Virgin Spring |
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Directed by Ingmar Bergman, this film takes place in 14th century Sweden. Karin (Pettersson), the teenaged and virginal daughter of farmer Tore (von Sydow) and Mareta (Valberg), is walking through the forest to take candles to church for Good Friday when she is raped and murdered by a trio of swineherds. A twist of fate brings the killers to the home of the parents in search of food and shelter. When the truth dawns, the father enacts a terrible revenge, about which he feels considerable spiritual confusion. A seemingly simple and stark film, "The Virgin Spring" is especially notable for its camera work: the play of light and shadow, light color and dark, and the time it spends peering closely at faces. Wes Craven stole the plot for his 1972 cult horror film "Last House on the Left" from this 1960 movie.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Based on a swedish ballad of the Middle Ages, THE VIRGIN SPRING (Jungfrukällan) is a movie directed in 1960 by Ingmar Bergman. The picture won the 1961 Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Karin, the daughter of the farmer Max Von Sydow, is robbed, raped and murdered while riding through the forest. The next night, the three murderers spend the night at Von Sydow's farm. Von Sydow will kill them when he learns the truth.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Virgin Spring |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- middle ages
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- rape
Vigilante/Revenge?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- farmer
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Scandinavian
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Scandinavian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Scandinavian
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Scandinavia
Forest?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Scandinavian
Subtitles?
- Yes
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