Review of The Virgin Spring (1960) by Phillip J — 03 Mar 2008
Beautiful "transition" Bergman, after his early masterpieces but before his mid-60s flourishing as a mature artist, this movie still manages to be incredibly moving, albeit without the complexity and ambiguity of his best work.
Bergman gets to some very interesting thematic battles in this study of a medieval world teetering between Christianity and paganism, but the ending suggests this battle is more easily won than apparently even Bergman himself was comfortable with (he rarely references the film in his autobiography.
) Still, even lesser Bergman is better than many other directors at their best, and the acting in this film is certainly top-notch, with Max von Sydow giving a searing performance as a man who never really thought too much about God until it was too late.
This review of The Virgin Spring (1960) was written by Phillip J on 03 Mar 2008.
The Virgin Spring has generally received very positive reviews.
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