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7.8Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
Cast
- Max von Sydow as Töre
- Birgitta Valberg as Märeta
- Gunnel Lindblom as Ingeri
- Birgitta Pettersson as Karin
- Axel Düberg as Thin Herdsman
- Allan Edwall as Beggar
Themes
- rape
- brother
- peasant
- child murder
- revenge
- pregnant woman
- medieval
- rape and revenge
- 13th century
- spring (water)
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Ratings
IMDb
8/10
33,263 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
- Year
- 1960
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ingmar Bergman
- Written by
- Ulla Isaksson
- Produced by
- Ingmar Bergman, Allan Ekelund
- Starring
- Max von Sydow , Birgitta Valberg , Gunnel Lindblom , Birgitta Pettersson
- Cinematography
- Sven Nykvist
- Edited by
- Oscar Rosander
- Music by
- Erik Nordgren
- Distributed by
- Svensk Filmindustri
- Release date
- 8 February 1960 ( 1960-02-08 )
- Running time
- 89 minutes
- Country
- Sweden
- Language
- Swedish
- Box office
- $700,000 (USA)
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 251415
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- publication date
- 1960-02-08
- title
- Jungfrukällan
- review score
- 88%
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Article
The Virgin Spring (Swedish: Jungfrukällan) is a 1960 Swedish period tragedy film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter. The story was adapted by screenwriter Ulla Isaksson from the 13th-century Swedish ballad "Töres döttrar i Wänge" ("Töre's daughters in Vänge"). Bergman researched the legend of Per Töre with an eye to an adaptation, considering an opera before deciding on a film version. Given criticism of the historical accuracy of his 1957 film The Seventh Seal, he also invited Isaksson to write the screenplay. Other influences included the 1950 Japanese film Rashomon. Max von Sydow played Töre.
Isaksson and Bergman explored a number of themes in The Virgin Spring, questioning morals, vengeance, and religious beliefs. The rape scene was also subject to controversy and censorship in screenings in the United States.