Drama · History
Swedish (Jungfrukällan)
1960 · Directed by Ingmar Bergman · 90 min
In medieval Sweden, a prosperous farming family sends its daughter on a ride through the forest to carry candles to a distant church. The film moves from the ordered rhythms of a devout household to a stark test of faith, shot in austere black and white.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining work of postwar European art cinema, it turned a Scandinavian folk tale into a moral drama that later reshaped how film treats violence and faith.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a story told in contrasts: light and dark, pagan and Christian, innocence and experience, order and the wilderness around it.
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