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The Virgin Spring

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The Virgin Spring
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NR,1hr 28min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1960
Director:
Ingmar Bergman
Distributor:
Criterion
Starring:
Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Brigitta Pettersson  ...more
Synopsis: Inspired by a medieval Swedish ballad, Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring (Jungfrukallan) begins with a scene of unspeakable brutality and ends with an image of uncommon beauty. 15-year-old Birgitta Peterson, on her way to church to light candles for the Virgin Mary, is raped and murdered by two older men. The men look for shelter at the home of Birgitta's father (Max Von Sydow), who murders the bestial killers in cold blood. When the deed is done, Von Sydow, a deeply religious man, begins to question ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
One of Bergman's simplest yet most powerful films, it fuses medieval Christianity with paganism in its enactment of rituals sacred and profane. Eschewing all but the most basic of symbols, the director roots his tale of death and transfiguration in the natural world, implying the unruly force of both instinctive human drives and the primitive beliefs that held sway long before the arrival of the Christian ... Full Review
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