Rent The Virgin Spring (1960)
3.9 of 5 from 128 ratings
1h 26min
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- Synopsis:
- Set in beautiful 14th century Sweden, the film tells a sombre, powerful fable of peasant parents (Max Von Sydow and Birgitta Valberg) whose daughter, a young virgin (Birgitta Petterson), is brutally raped and murdered by swineherds after her half sister (Gunnel Lindblom) has invoked a pagan curse. By a bizarre twist of fate, the murderers ask for food and shelter from the dead girl's parents, who, upon discovering the truth about their erstwhile lodgers, exact a chilling revenge.
- Actors:
- Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Pettersson, Axel Düberg, Tor Isedal, Allan Edwall, Ove Porath, Axel Slangus, Gudrun Brost, Oscar Ljung, Tor Borong, Leif Forstenberg
- Directors:
- Ingmar Bergman
- Producers:
- Ingmar Bergman, Allan Ekelund
- Writers:
- Ulla Isaksson
- Others:
- Marik Vos
- Aka:
- Jungfrukällan
- Studio:
- Tartan
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch If You Liked Picnic At Hanging Rock, 21 Reasons to Love, 21 Reasons to Love... Ingmar Bergman, 21 Reasons to Love... Ingmar Bergman: Part 2, All the Twos: 1972-2012, Best Film Quests and Adventures, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, Films & TV by topic, Films by Genre, Getting to Know..., Remembering: Max von Sydow, Spring On Screen: Films to Watch This Season, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Pedro Almodóvar, Top 10 European Remakes, Top 10 Films of 1972, Top Films
- Countries:
- Sweden
- Awards:
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Reviews (2) of The Virgin Spring
Every parents worst nightmare - The Virgin Spring review by CP Customer
This film is told in a very simple style but does so in a very effective way as it takes you through different aspects of human nature and emotion. Max Von Sydow is excellent as the 'head of house' and serves to increase the tension simply by his massive frame. I was impressed with the way Bergman chose to portray the parents reaction to the news of their daughters loss. It conveys the remarkable way that humans can manage extremely stressful situations with total calm when the need arises.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Atmospheric and Moving - The Virgin Spring review by CD
This is great film that, as with the Seventh Seal, really evokes the 14th century and medieval Sweden. The acting is great and the characters introduced really add to the narrative. Some of the lighting and screenshots, with the black and white format are brilliant, and the story is suitably dramatic and moving. The end is really superb and unexpected.
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