Jungfrukällan (1960)

Director:

Ingmar Bergman

Writer:

Ulla Isaksson (writer)

Release Date:

14 November 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Set in beautiful 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre, powerful fable of peasant parents whose daughter...

Plot Keywords:

Stepsister | Shelter | Revenge | Goat | Farm

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Max von Sydow	...	Töre
Birgitta Valberg	...	Märeta
Gunnel Lindblom	...	Ingeri
Birgitta Pettersson	...	Karin
Axel Düberg	...	Thin Herdsman
Tor Isedal	...	Mute Herdsman
Allan Edwall	...	Beggar
Ove Porath	...	Boy
Axel Slangus	...	Bridge Keeper
Gudrun Brost	...	Frida
Oscar Ljung	...	Simon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tor Borong	...	Farm-hand
Leif Forstenberg	...	Farm-hand

Also Known As:

The Virgin Spring
El manantial de la doncella (Colombia) (Spain) [es]
A Fonte da Donzela (Brazil) [pt]
De maagdenbron (Netherlands) [nl]
Die Jungfrauenquelle (West Germany) [de]
Genç kiz pinari (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
I pigi ton parthenon (Greece) [el]
Jomfrukilden (Denmark) [da]
La fontana della vergine (Italy) [it]
La fuente de la doncella (Argentina) [es]
La source (France) [fr]
Neidonlähde (Finland) [fi]
Zródlo (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish | German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:(Banned) (1960) | Finland:K-18 (1966) | South Korea:15 | Norway:16 (1960) (cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:18 | Chile:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (re-rating) (1994) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:Unrated | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Dalarnas län, Sweden

Company:

Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Trivia:

Mentioned in the Van Halen song The Seventh Seal.

Quotes:

Beggar: See the smoke trembling under the roof as if with fright? Yet when it gets out in the air, it has the whole sky to swirl about in. But it doesn't know that, so it huddles and trembles in the soot under the roof. It's the same with people. They quiver like a leaf in the storm, afraid of what they know and what they don't know.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Never Sleep Again: The Making of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (2006) (V)

Moving Masterpiece

Brilliant, tragic, heartfelt story that will move all who see it...and it certainly is a must for anyone serious about film. I originally wanted to see it because I admire the work of Max von Sydow. Acting, directing, story, cinematography simply flawless. Haunting and superb.