The Virgin Spring (1960)

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 (imdb)
AKA: Jungfrukällan
Country: Sweden
Directed By: Ingmar Bergman
Written By: Ulla Isaksson
Starring: Max von Sydow, Allan Edwall, Gunnel Lindblom, Axel Düberg, Birgitta Valberg, Birgitta Pettersson, Tor Isedal, Gudrun Brost, Oscar Ljung, Tor Borong, Axel Slangus, Ove Porath

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The Virgin Spring belongs to 57 collections
1. Criterion Collection (public: moderated by caffe - 154 stars)
2. Features under 91 minutes (public: moderated by epiphany - 50 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2008 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 38 stars)
4. Oscar: Best Foreign Film (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 36 stars)
5. Fuck my life (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 36 stars)
6. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2010 revision) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 32 stars)
7. Passed the Bechdel Test (public: moderated by geohawk - 27 stars)
8. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2014 revision) (public: moderated by Jehan - 27 stars)
9. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2012 revision) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 25 stars)
10. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2017 revision) (public: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
11. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 18 stars)
12. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2013 revision) (public: moderated by rant1229 - 16 stars)
13. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2011 revision) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 14 stars)
14. Best of criticker: Drama (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 14 stars)
15. Vigilante / Revenge (public: moderated by td888 - 13 stars)
16. Edgar Wright 1000 Favorite Movies (Aug 2016) (public: moderated by Aron Ericson - 13 stars)
17. FIPRESCI Prize (public: moderated by paulofilmo - 12 stars)
18. Best of criticker: Crime (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 8 stars)
19. Best Foreign Film Oscar Nominees (public: moderated by snallygaster - 8 stars)
20. Criticker top 250 (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 8 stars)
21. Rape (public: moderated by Moribunny - 7 stars)
22. 13th century period film (public: moderated by djross - 7 stars)
23. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2007 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 4 stars)
24. IMDb Top of The 1960's (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 4 stars)
25. Remade (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 3 stars)
26. Folk Horror (public: moderated by BeeDub - 3 stars)
27. Sven Nykvist, Cinematographer (public: moderated by CCLZA - 2 stars)
28. Swedish Cinema (public: moderated by Svengali - 2 stars)
29. Rape-and-revenge (public: moderated by mattburgess - 2 stars)
30. Average Percentile >70 (public: moderated by peyrin - 2 stars)
31. Movies not submitted in their original titles (read description before adding) (public - 1 star)
32. Swedish submissions for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar (public: moderated by zae - 1 star)
33. High contrast black and white cinematography (public: moderated by juandr - 1 star)
34. Cannes 1960 Official Selection (public: moderated by djross)
35. Versátil Home Video (public: moderated by allegreller)
36. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2020 revision) (private: djross - 9 stars)
37. Scandinavian (private: cankutozturk - 7 stars)
38. Dark films (private: Hadleyreis - 4 stars)
39. Criterion Art House Essentials (private: asperastrum - 4 stars)
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46. 1960: Year in Review (private: polanski28)
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57. October 2020 (private: BeeDub)
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frknerkn | 80 64% |
Feb 08 | dracular | 40 33% |
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Feb 02 | LarsVonTrier | 4 94% |
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Bergman just flips everything, moves like a hurricane and leaves no stone unturned in the 60's and this is one of those stunning works of that era.
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Feb 01 | sehrbei | 90 70% |
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Jan 30 | erkanprens | 79 67% |
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Gymnopedie | 90 97% |
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Licio | 69 6% |
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arash.fo | 80 68% |
Jan 03 | Cheezy Dub | 70 63% |
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Jan 02 | noteventime | 70 62% |
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Jan 01 | Karbonaich | 85 68% |
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Dec 30, 2020 | petewentos | 80 48% |
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Dec 25, 2020 | Alcofribas | 80 79% |
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blueandred | 3 63% |
Dec 19, 2020 | ![]() |
Steamlord | 80 79% |
Dec 16, 2020 | ![]() |
terrymac | 90 97% |
Beautifully filmed and acted, thought-provoking and affecting. The grimness of the subject matter can't be avoided, but there's just enough light to stop it being nihilistic. Max von Sydow is incredible, isn't he? The rest of the cast are equally impressive. This apparently inspired low-rent schlockers like The Last House on the Left (effective in its own way), but it's on an entirely different level of film-making. I must see more of this director's work.
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Dec 08, 2020 | ![]() |
scenoj | 82 61% |
Dec 04, 2020 | ![]() |
JonnyTwotabs | 85 55% |
The half sister never really invokes a pagan curse. The idyllic first half is great but once the daughter dies I think it goes a little downhill. Von Sydow had the swineherds asleep and at knifepoint and allowed one of them to wake up and grab a knife smh
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Nov 25, 2020 | felixis158 | 91 93% |
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uarrecep | 93 85% |
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RTAudience | 92 93% |
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Opio | 80 90% |
Sep 28, 2020 | emilija114 | 90 91% |
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bahman | 80 68% |
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adrenaline | 80 87% |
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jineps | 80 79% |
Aug 28, 2020 | theloca95 | 80 67% |
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Aug 17, 2020 | Fulgance | 60 24% |
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Aug 16, 2020 | slanbexx | 87 82% |
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vesupria | 8 88% |
Aug 14, 2020 | posetitel | 100 98% |
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ylajali | 62 37% |
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Kurtz | 2 19% |
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PietHeijn | 35 28% |
A bit kurosawa-esque, and very simplistic. Apart from a good third act and beautiful cinematography I found most of it forgettable and its themes unoriginal.
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Aug 10, 2020 | belfastboy | 70 65% |
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Jul 26, 2020 | Pickle_Man | 100 94% |
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It's kind of hilarious that, at some point in his life, Wes Craven watched this and thought 'I can make that.'
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Jul 23, 2020 | Eggeplante | 80 80% |
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Jul 17, 2020 | michaelb89 | 70 60% |
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Jul 17, 2020 | JPFerguson | 60 41% |
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This is a visually beautiful film and the ascetic soundscape is powerful. However, I was not sufficiently convinced of the loss and revenge that is the focus of the story. Unusually flat for one of the Swedish master's films, more of a veneer of a Bergman film.
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Jul 13, 2020 | rojatume | 64 24% |
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Teproc | 76 88% |
Jul 04, 2020 | kappeuter | 80 91% |
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Jun 29, 2020 | Dunu | 82 81% |
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Jun 25, 2020 | nemo.outis | 88 86% |
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Jun 25, 2020 | IMDBbbbb | 81 68% |
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IMDb_rating | 81 90% |
Jun 13, 2020 | D Lightman | 70 70% |
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PaulB1 | 85 83% |
Jun 06, 2020 | AaronSnover | 85 84% |
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May 26, 2020 | ivanfreire | 34 20% |
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jsthf | 85 75% |
Jan 10, 2020 | KamilPPP | 50 12% |
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anilscn | 47 37% |
Spoiler! En saçma Bergman filmi. Bir Lord'un kızını kilometrelerce uzağa yanlız yollayabileceğini ve aynı lordun sefil insanları evinde ağırlayacağını düşünmek hem de 14.yy şartlarında mantık dışı. Yine lordun savunmasız olmasını geçtim, kötü karakterlerimiz hangi akılla kızın elbisesini anlamayacaklarmış gibi aileye satmak istiyor? Bir de 50'li yaşlarda gibi düşünen bir çocuk da unutulmamış. Bu film hiç ama hiç Bergman'a yakışmıyor.
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Jan 02, 2020 | colmener | 80 78% |
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Dec 30, 2019 | Bolido | 85 86% |
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Dec 28, 2019 | Nathers7 | 9 88% |
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May 08, 2019 | MortSahlFan | 50 12% |
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Apr 27, 2019 | damhar | 78 87% |
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Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 80 71% |
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akjn | 80 81% |
ilk izlediğimde sıkıcı gelmişti ama bergmanın en saf ve gerçekçi işi olabilir. insan dinin kurallarından kolayca vaz geçebilir, dinini tam anlamıyla yaşamayabilir ama yine de ondan kopamaz, anlaşılmaz.
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The way Karin was depicted you just know something bad will happen and when it did I was enthralled, I kind of knew what was going to happen and that just made it even more compelling. The anticipation was nerve wracking, I both wanted the film to hurry up and get on with it but at the same time I was caught up in the moment and was savoring the build up. The stark black & white photography made the whole film more powerful as did the lack out music during certain crucial scenes.
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Nov 11, 2018 | unknownkoger | 90 60% |
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MaxVonSydow | 60 45% |
Oct 22, 2018 | edmola | 83 75% |
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dourface | 70 67% |
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WongFoo | 89 89% |
I love when Max von Sydow throws that kid across the room.
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Apr 09, 2018 | Vessla | 70 42% |
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Average Percentile 72.68% from 1451 Ratings | ![]() |