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Dominican Rep. The Virgin Spring
- Original title
- Jungfrukällan (The Virgin Spring)
- Year
- 1960
- Running time
- 88 min.
- Country
Sweden- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Max von Sydow
Birgitta Valberg
Gunnel Lindblom
Birgitta Pettersson
Axel Düberg
Allan Edwall
Tor Isedal- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Sven Nykvist (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | 14th Century. Middle Ages. Sexual Abuse. Revenge
- Synopsis
- Set in 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre fable of peasant parents whose daughter, a young virgin, is brutally raped and murdered by goat herders after her half sister has invoked a pagan curse. By a bizarre twist of fate, the murderers ask for food and shelter from the dead girl's parents, who, discovering the truth about their erstwhile lodgers, exact a chilling revenge.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1960: Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture. Nominated for Costume Design B&W.1960: Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Picture (Samuel Goldwyn Award)1960: Festival Seminci: Golden Spike: Best Movie1960: Cannes: Special Mention. Nominated for the Palme d'Or.1961: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: Best Picture - Golden Spike.
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 6 My Favorite Swedish Movies (61)
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