Edition |
Director-approved special ed. |
Description |
1 DVD (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
monochrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mono |
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video file |
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DVD video |
Series |
Janus films collection
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Criterion collection ; 321.
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Janus films collection.
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System Details |
DVD. |
Cast |
Max Von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom, Birgitta Pettersson. |
Credits |
Cinematography, Sven Nykvist ; editing, Oscar Rosander ; music, Erik Nordgren ; DVD producer, Johanna Schiller. |
Note |
Originally released as a Swedish motion picture in 1960. |
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Series numbering from container spine. |
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"1.33:1 aspect ratio"--Container. |
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Recorded in Dolby digital mono. |
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. |
Note |
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 ; essays by film scholar Peter Cowie and screenwriter Ulla Isaksson; audio recording of a 1975 American Film Institute seminar by Bergman; medieval ballad on which the film is based; and a letter from Bergman on the film's controversial rape scene. |
Awards |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. |
Language |
In Swedish with optional English subtitles or English dubbed version. |
Subject |
Rape victims -- Sweden -- Drama.
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Rape victims. |
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Sweden. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Murder -- Drama.
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Murder. |
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Revenge -- Drama.
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Revenge. |
Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures, Swedish.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007.
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Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020.
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Valberg, Birgitta.
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Lindblom, Gunnel, 1931-2021.
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Isaksson, Ulla, 1916-2000.
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Pettersson, Birgitta.
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Nykvist, Sven.
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Nordgren, Erik.
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Steene, Birgitta.
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Lee, Ang, 1954-
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Cowie, Peter.
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Janus Films.
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Svensk filmindustri.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Note |
Disc label title: Virgin spring |
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Title from accompanying book : Essential art house |
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Title from container : 50 years of Janus Films |
Added Title |
Fifty years of Janus Films |
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50 years of Janus Films.
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ISBN |
155940969X |
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9781559409698 |
Standard No. |
715515017121 |
Music No. |
CC1621D Criterion Collection |
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