Jungfrukällan (1960)

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

Writer:

Ulla Isaksson (writer)

Release Date:

14 November 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Set in beautiful 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre, powerful fable of peasant parents whose daughter...

Plot Keywords:

Stepsister | Revenge | Shelter | Farm | Rape

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Max von Sydow	...	Töre
Birgitta Valberg	...	Märeta
Gunnel Lindblom	...	Ingeri
Birgitta Pettersson	...	Karin
Axel Düberg	...	Thin Herdsman
Tor Isedal	...	Mute Herdsman
Allan Edwall	...	Beggar
Ove Porath	...	Boy
Axel Slangus	...	Bridge Keeper
Gudrun Brost	...	Frida
Oscar Ljung	...	Simon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tor Borong	...	Farm-hand
Leif Forstenberg	...	Farm-hand

Also Known As:

The Virgin Spring

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish | German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) (1960) | Finland:K-18 (1966) | South Korea:15 | Norway:16 (1960) (cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (re-rating) (1994) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:Unrated | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Dalarnas län, Sweden

Company:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Trivia:

Mentioned in the Van Halen song The Seventh Seal.

Quotes:

Beggar: Flying birds find something, sitting birds only find death. I have found both women and churches.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ingmar Bergman: Om liv och arbete (1998) (TV)

Revenge follows when innocence is destroyed.

This film is nicely etched in my memory as it has given a new meaning to human feelings.Although it is a great Christian parable,the issues of human behavior,wisdom and responsibility have not at all been sidelined by Bergman.To quote some examples : how would a man react if his "apple of his eyes" daughter is wantonly raped by some miscreants. In most of the cases revenge is the most probable expected outcome.So the devout Christian father depicted in the film is persuaded to carry out savage killings.These killings cannot be justified but no one would want to leave killers go unpunished and commit other crimes if they have harmed someone's close family member.There is even pardon too as a plea is made to spare a young boy's life.In this film the depiction of a staunch Jesus Christ loving family is top notch.Good too are the scenes of medieval village life where families lived together mutually sharing all their joys and sorrows.Virgin Spring will surely appeal to you if you have a penchant for religious films.