The Virgin Spring (1960)
Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Cinematography by Sven Nykvist
89 min59 frames
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Ravished innocence... brings terrible revenge!
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What is The Virgin Spring about?
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 is a 1960 Swedish period tragedy film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter. The story was adapted by screenwriter Ulla Isaksson from the 13th-century Swedish ballad "Töres döttrar i Wänge". Bergman researched the legend of Per Töre with an eye to an adaptation, considering an opera before deciding on a film version. Given criticism of the historical accuracy of his 1957 film The Seventh Seal, he also invited Isaksson to write the screenplay. Other influences included the 1950 Japanese film Rashomon. Max von Sydow played Töre.
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What does the cinematography of The Virgin Spring look like?
Across 59 sampled frames, The Virgin Spring builds its coverage from medium shots (42% of the sample), with close-ups (25%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Sven Nykvist keeps 42% of it in hard-edged, naturalistic light. 42% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 63% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the medieval era.
What is the color palette of The Virgin Spring?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Virgin Spring (1960) are #030303, #303030, #6e6e6e, #8f8f8f, #aeaeae, #4b4b4b — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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