BERGMAN'S 'VIRGIN SPRING' FAME BIRGITTA..80+

I always remember this an innocent beautiful face of Karin the character sensitively portrayed by Birgitta Pettersson in renowned Swedish Film- maker Ingmar Bergman's great film 'Jungfrukallan'!

Metaphoric climax of' film 'The Virgin Spring' (1960).

I wrote a lot on 'The Virgin Spring' ('Jungfrukallan'/1960) one of my most favourite films from the history of world cinema! It was a rape and revenge tale..which is still contemporary! Its metaphoric climax touched the heart! This film won 'Oscar's 'Best Foreign Language Film' Award!

This graceful Swedish actress Birgitta Pettersson appeared on screen in 1954 with novel based film 'Salka Valka' directed by Arne Mattsson! Then in 1958 she entered into great Ingmar Bergman's cinema with 'The Magician'! She was also there in his television film 'In the Presence of a Clown' (1997).

Today is 84th Birthday of this veteran actress!!

Warm Regards!!

- Manoj Kulkarni