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The Virgin Spring

Movie · 1960 · 89 min

A stark, somber plunge into grief and vengeance, beautiful and punishing, that lingers long after its quiet, haunted final image.

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1960 film by Ingmar Bergman
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Year
1960
Runtime
89 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • faith
  • guilt
  • morality
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Written by
Ulla Isaksson
Starring
Max von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblom, Allan Edwall, Birgitta Valberg, Tor Isedal, Gudrun Brost, Axel Düberg, Birgitta Pettersson
Music
Erik Nordgren
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
Runtime
89 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
German, Swedish

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