The Virgin Spring (1960)
Not Rated 14 Nov 1960 • Drama • 1h 29m
Set in creepy 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre, powerful fable of wealthy land-owning 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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Swedish, German
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 2 nominations total
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Sweden
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