The Virgin Spring

★★★★★

Original title: Jungfrukällan · Turkish title: Genç kız pınarı

“Ravished innocence... brings terrible revenge!”

1960 · 1 h 29 min

Directed by Ingmar Bergman

Drama

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Cast

Max von Sydow Birgitta Valberg Gunnel Lindblom Birgitta Pettersson

Credits

Written by: Ulla Isaksson

Plot

In medieval Sweden a farmer takes revenge after his daughter is attacked and killed. It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Sinekatalog’s take

Bergman's medieval ballad of rape, murder and revenge is stark and punishing. It wrestles with faith and brutality, and it inspired Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (34,218 votes)
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