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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Ingmar Bergman |
| Stars: |
Max Von Sydow |
| Actors: |
Gunnel Lindblom |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Drama · Swedish |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
037429095430 |
| Release Date: |
1960 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 28min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Swedish |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 29min
Release Company: Image Entertainment, Inc. (January 24, 2006)
UPC: 715515017121 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 28min |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/31/2007, p.3D, Mike Clark): "The film is a seminal, Oscar-winning favorite..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Derived from a medieval ballad, THE VIRGIN SPRING was director Ingmar Bergman's first film to win an Academy Award. The movie represents a return to simpler themes for Bergman after the philosophical complexity of THE SEVENTH SEAL and WILD STRAWBERRIES. On its most basic level, it's the story of violent crime violently avenged, but it can also be interpreted as a religious allegory on Christian forgiveness. A young girl, Karin (Birgitta Pettersson), is raped and killed by two herdsman on her way to church. Her foster sister, played by Gunnel Lindblom, witnesses the crime and reports back to Karin's parents (Max von Sydow and Birgitta Valberg) shortly after the perpetrators arrive at the couple's home seeking shelter for the night, unaware of their hosts' identity. Karin's grief-stricken father decides to take brutal revenge on his daughter's murderers. THE VIRGIN SPRING represents Bergman's first full collaboration with director of photography Sven Nykvist, who had previously worked as a co-director of p... |
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