The Virgin Spring
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The Virgin Spring is a 1960 Swedish medieval drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its stark exploration of faith, guilt, and revenge and for winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
medieval film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| basedOn | medieval Swedish ballad Töres döttrar i Wänge ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sven Nykvist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Oscar Rosander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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historical drama ⓘ medieval drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ingeri
NERFINISHED
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Karin NERFINISHED ⓘ Töre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPosterArt | original Swedish theatrical poster ⓘ |
| influenced | The Last House on the Left NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Erik Nordgren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
parents’ quest for vengeance
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rape and murder of a young girl ⓘ |
| notableFor | stark exploration of faith, guilt, and revenge ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| partOf | Ingmar Bergman filmography ⓘ |
| producer | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ulla Isaksson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | medieval Sweden ⓘ |
| settingLocation | rural Sweden ⓘ |
| starring |
Axel Düberg
NERFINISHED
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Birgitta Pettersson NERFINISHED ⓘ Birgitta Valberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunnel Lindblom NERFINISHED ⓘ Max von Sydow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
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guilt ⓘ paganism versus Christianity ⓘ religion ⓘ revenge ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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