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PREVIOUSLY PLAYED
THE VIRGIN SPRING
9:30
Tuesday, March 6
Directed by Ingmar Bergman
(1960) In 13th century Sweden, pregnant Gunnel Lindblom, in thrall to the old religion and envious of virginal Birgitta Pettersson, slips a toad into the bread she carries to church, beginning a brutal cycle of rape, murder, revenge, and atonement. DCP restoration. Approx. 89 min.
Reviews
“Bergman’s masterwork, the most lyrical, the most compassionate, the most selfless of his films.”
– Vernon Young
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Filmmaker and Ingmar Bergman expert Stig Björkman introduces Bergman’s The Virgin Spring
Filmmaker and Ingmar Bergman expert Stig Björkman introduces Bergman’s THE VIRGIN SPRING, February 21, 2018. (Part of Film Forum’s Ingmar Bergman centennial retrospective). Approx. 15 min.