| Edition |
Director-approved special ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 321 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 321.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. |
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Special features: audio commentary by Ingmar Bergman scholar Birgitta Steene; introduction by filmmaker Ang Lee; new video interviews with actresses Gunnel Lindblom and Birgitta Pettersson ; essays by film scholar Peter Cowie and screenwriter Ulla Isaksson; audio recording of a 1975 American Film Institute seminar by Bergman; medieval ballad on which the film is based; and a letter from Bergman on the film's controversial rape scene. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Sven Nykvist ; editing, Oscar Rosander ; music, Erik Nordgren ; DVD producer, Johanna Schiller. |
| Cast |
Max Von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Pettersson. |
| Summary |
A peasant girl is raped and murdered in 14th century Sweden. When her killers seek shelter in her father's house, he kills them to avenge her death. Soon a spring appears from where the girl was killed and her father sees this as a sign from above. |
| System Details |
DVD; mono. |
| Language |
In Swedish with optional English subtitles or English dubbed version. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards (1961): Best Foreign Language Film (Sweden) |
| Subject |
Rape victims -- Sweden -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Revenge -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures, Swedish.
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Criterion collection
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| Added Author |
Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007
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Sydow, Max von, 1929-
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Valberg, Birgitta
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Lindblom, Gunnel, 1931-
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Isaksson, Ulla, 1916-2000
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Pettersson, Birgitta.
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Nykvist, Sven.
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Nordgren, Erik.
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Steene, Birgitta
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Lee, Ang, 1954-
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Cowie, Peter
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Janus Films.
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Svensk filmindustri
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Virgin spring |
| ISBN |
155940969X |
| Standard No. |
715515017121 |
| Music No. |
CC1621D Criterion Collection |
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