Sunday, May 21, 2006

Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring - quiet, serene, and violent


Pagans and Christians, illicit pregnancy, sibling rivalry, brutality and vengeance in 14th century Sweden - Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring.

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3 comments:

  1. Clay5/21/2006 5:40 PM

    Thanks for the pointer to this ... I haven't seen this one, and it looks right up my alley. I love a dark Swedish morality tale, and not just because I grew up in one!

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  2. Porcupine5/21/2006 7:02 PM

    Ang Lee introduced the version I saw, and credited the film with shaping his approach to filmmaking. He also said something to the effect that Scandinavian dramatists, given the cold and desolation of the north, have been responsible for strikingly pure and complex explorations of spirituality.

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  3. Anonymous5/22/2006 12:14 PM

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