Description:Set in beautiful 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre, powerful fable of peasant parents whose daughter, a young virgin, is brutally raped and murdered by swineherds after her half sister 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 discovering the truSet in beautiful 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre, powerful fable of peasant parents whose daughter, a young virgin, is brutally raped and murdered by swineherds after her half sister 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 discovering the truth about their erstwhile lodgers, exact a chilling revenge.... (more)(less)
"2/7/13
A tale of two men and a boy who find themselves on the wrong side of Fate and Irony. After raping and killing a young girl they journey south and find shelter for the night in the house of, none other than, the father of the girl whom they have slain.
This is a very artistic film, which I suppose has come to be expected of Ingmar Bergman and the first of his films that I have ever seen. Max von Sydow is the only familiar face for me here. I'll admit this was hard for me to 'get into' an"
"OmU - Swedish with English subtitles
After having seen "Persona" from Ingmar Bergman I've been longing for another one of his movies. But The Virgin Spring didn't fulfil my expectations. It wasn't a bad movie, but I was just not that excited, as I wanted it to be.
But I will definitely keep on watching Ingmar Bergman's movies.
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Kurkkuharja added this to a list 6 months, 2 weeks ago
"Kirjasto-DVD
Bergman on parin tältä nähdyn leffan perusteella ohjaajana hieno, mutten tämän hidastempoista ja perusteellista tyyliä silti kovin usein jaksaisi katsoa. Jälleen pureudutaan ihmismielen syvimpiin sisuksiin, katsotaan mikä on lähimmäisen rakkauden palkka, millaisena Jumalan pyytämä anteeksianto näkyy kovemman paikan tullein hurskaimmassakin yksilössä ja miten kostaja yrittää tuoda itselleen mielenrauhan pestäkseen itsensä puhtaaksi omista hirmuteoistaan. Vaikken"
"9.9.
Juonikuvion ns. yksinkertaisuudella ei ole kyllä pätkääkään väliä, kun pääsee näin liikuttavan kauniita kuvia ihailemaan. Toimi varsin loistavasti mielentilassa, jossa Bergmania ei lähtökohtaisesti edes pitäisi katsella."
Citizen Caine added this to a list 8 months, 4 weeks ago
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