This is a pretty straightforward story of violence, revenge , regret, and (presumably) redemption. The characters aren't very deep, the plot is linear and predictable, and I honestly didn't care much for the virginal victim. (Perhaps that was part of the point, that the audience, like Inge, would secretly be hoping for something bad to happen to her, and we share in her guilt when it does). But even if that's so, this movie (for me) doesn't rise to the heights to which some people have raised it. I will watch it again, though, and try to see some of the underlying meanings that have been espoused by some reviewers. But for now, The Seventh Seal stands head and shoulders above The Virgin Spring, at least for me.
Review of The Virgin Spring
