The Virgin Spring (1960)
Directed by Ingmar Bergman · 90 min · Drama, History
67.1 TOPICAL score · #898 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Virgin Spring (1960, directed by Ingmar Bergman) has a TOPICAL score of 67.1 - ranked 898 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (695 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 43 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (695 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 43 languages
- Still read16,848 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Max von Sydow (actor #249), Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Pettersson
“"The Virgin Spring is Art; Last House is Exploitation"”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
← #897 Murder on the Orient Express#899 Memoirs of a Geisha →