THE VIRGIN SPRING (1960): Revenge & savagery in medieval Sweden

Episode 54: Tom, Evan, Marcus and special guest Lars Nilsen of the Austin Film Society go one fucking hour on Ingmar Bergman's medieval masterpiece THE VIRGIN SPRING (1960). Adapted from a 13th-century Swedish ballad and set in a world teetering between Paganism and Christianity, the film tells the harrowing story of a father's (Max Von Sydow) ruthless pursuit to avenge the rape and murder of his daughter.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:53 The One Fucking Hour Begins
03:47 Why The Virgin Spring?
08:06 The Virgin Spring in Bergman's Filmography
11:26 Behind the Scenes of the Film
14:05 Bergman's Visual Approach & Influences
18:46 The Confidence of an Assured Filmmaker
21:39 Christianity vs. Paganism
28:08 Fire & Water
31:15 Max's Revenge Prep
33:32 Influencing David Lynch
34:55 The Bandits, The Boy & Karin
41:12 The Revenge Scene
48:10 "God Works in Mysterious Ways"
51:12 Screenwriter Ulla Isaksson & The Ending
53:57 The Last House on the Left
58:21 More Discourse on the Ending
59:22 Shots That Haunted Us
1:03:04 Show Wrap-Up and Next Week Tease

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