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The Virgin Spring

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Original title

Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring)

Year

1960

Running time

88 min.

Country

Sweden

Director

Ingmar Bergman

Screenwriter

Ulla Isaksson

Cast

Music

Erik Nordgren

Cinematography

Sven Nykvist (B&W)

Producer

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Genre

Drama | 14th Century. Middle Ages. Sexual Abuse. Revenge

Synopsis

Set in 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre fable of peasant parents whose daughter, a young virgin, is brutally raped and murdered by goat herders 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.

Rankings Position

Awards: 1960: Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture. Nominated for Costume Design B&W.

1960: Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture (Samuel Goldwyn Award)

1960: Festival Seminci: Golden Spike: Best Movie

1960: Cannes: Special Mention. Nominated for the Palme d'Or.

1961: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: Best Picture - Golden Spike.

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6 My Favorite Swedish Movies (59)

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