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1960
The Virgin Spring 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". Bergman researched the legend of Per Töre with an eye to an adaptation, considering an opera before…
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Snobbish critics and cinephiles who see art films as the only true films are likely to perceive Ingmar Bergman as the antithesis of everything that is commercial in cinema. However, particularly in the early stages of his career, Bergman created films that were, directly or indirectly, associated with the burgeoning realm of exploitation cinema. A prime example is his 1960 period drama *The Virgin Spring*, a work th…More
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Source Hello everyone! Today I bring you a new movie review. It is one of the most superb and great films I have had the joy of seeing, it is 'The Maiden Spring'. If you have already seen it or you intend to see it, I make a Spoiler alert since I intend to talk from beginning to end about the film. That said, let's get started! Ingmar Bergman is one of the most valued film directors in the world of the seventh art.…More
The Virgin Spring is a film directed by Ingmar Bergman (1960), based on a 14th century Swedish legend. At the height of his artistic maturity, when he already had 20 films behind him as a director, Ingmar Bergman directed one of the most emblematic and iconic works (not only in the religious sense) of his entire career, The Maiden's Spring, based on a Swedish legend from the 14th century. Not only because of the awa…More
The Virgin Spring , which won the 1961 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, was the inspiration for the film Last House on the Left , which I didn't care for. The latter film was made into another mediocre suspense film. These three films ultimately trace their roots back to the middle ages, to a Swedish ballad titled Tores Dotter I Wange. From the 13th Century to the 21st Century, something got lost in the translat…More
El director sueco obtuvo su primer Oscar por esta película Hace unas semanas publiqué entradas sobre algunas de las películas del reconocido director sueco Ingmar Bergman. Aquellos a quienes les interese conocer algo más sobre el trabajo de este director, pueden revisarlas: * Un verano con Monika (Película): mi primer encuentro con Ingmar Bergman * Fresas salvajes (Película): la retrospectiva final * El séptimo sell…More
I am pretty tired, after a day of traveling, from the center of Spain - Madrid - to one of the most beautiful cities in the south, Granada. More about my trip tomorrow, in my other post. This is supposed to be a movie post. I want to keep up my daily movie recommendation. This is day 21 in a row. I didn't really have any inspiration, so I opened my Letterboxd account, where I check the movies that I've watched, and…More
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