“Ravished innocence... brings terrible revenge!”
Overview
Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
Written by Ulla Isaksson
Produced by Ingmar Bergman, Allan Ekelund
Box Office0Revenue: $700K
About The Virgin Spring
The Virgin Spring is a drama, history film released in 1960 exploring themes of rape, brother, peasant, child murder, revenge, pregnant woman. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, it stars Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom. Devout Christians Töre and Märeta send their only daughter, the virginal Karin, and their foster daughter, the unrepentant Ingeri, to deliver candles to a distant church. On their way through the woods, the girls encounter a group of savage goat herders who brutally rape and murder Karin as Ingeri remains hidden. When the killers unwittingly seek refuge in the farmhouse of Töre and Märeta, Töre plots a fitting revenge.