Review of The Virgin Spring (1960) by Lucas H — 06 Aug 2008

Or what some may refer to as Ingmar Bergman's I Spit on Your Grave. It's such an eye opening experience to watch such a simplistic narrative as a revenge film, be handled with such artistic care by such a master.

Bergman layers his film with such complexity that there is no relief in the revenge, only further hatred. Evil is shown as coming from everywhere, and the destruction of innocence also shines bright. It's quite a brutal film, especially for the time with both a traumatic rape scene and brutal murders taking place.

The religious aspects also don't burden the film with a preachy method but does try and justify God's actions as well as how insignificant humans are to the planet. A wonderful film.