The Virgin Spring

The subject of strict traditional Christianity is nothing new for Bergman. He grew up with a father as a preacher and lived under a strict household. That experience allows him to dig the best he can into a moral revenge film. A young virgin is brutally raped and murdered. Her tormentors are forced to face the wrath of her father who kills them out of vengeance. The story though is alien to Bergman because it plants a christian belief that later films showed he didn't have. Bergman's experience is the only tie. The Virgin Spring is a development for him over Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries but still finds dealing with a story that doesn't reflect his deepest pains or challenge his potential.