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«A Fonte da Virgem» is the film by Ingmar Bergman (1960), on DVD, known in English as «The Virgin Spring».
In 14th-century Sweden, young Karin is assaulted and murdered by three herdsmen on her way to church. Her devout parents, Tore and Mareta, face a dilemma between vengeance and Christian forgiveness. Bergman meditates on faith, cruelty and divine justice with stark black-and-white cinematography.
It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film (1961), with a special mention at Cannes (1960). It is part of The Bergman Collection.
For cinephiles interested in classic European cinema, the work of Ingmar Bergman and dramas with religious and spiritual themes.
