Jungfrukällan : The virgin spring /
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.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Swedish English |
| Language Notes: | Soundtracks in Swedish and English with subtitles in English. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2006]
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| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
321. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | "Director-approved special edition"--Container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1960. First released in Sweden. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Accompanying booklet features essays by film scholar Peter Cowie and screenwriter Ulla Isaksson, the medieval ballad on which the film is based, and a letter from Bergman on the film's controversial rape scene. Not rated. 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 -- An audio recording of a 1975 American Film Institute seminar by Bergman. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Awards: | Academy Award, 1960: Best Foreign Language Film (Sweden) |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Sven Nykvist ; editing, Oscar Rosander ; music, Erik Nordgren. |
| ISBN: | 155940969X |