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Student’s name: Professor’s name: Course: Date: Redemption for Humanity The Virgin Spring is a Swedish film produced in the year 1960 and directed by Ingmar Bergman. In 1950, Akira Kurosawa in collaboration with Kazuo Miyagawa directed the Japanese film, Rashomon. Although these two films are different regarding their setting and country affiliate, they both bring out the theme of redemption for humanity. These two films are the perfect illustration of the proverbial saying; every cloud has a silver lining as in their difference they present similar situations that challenge the redemption for humanity. This paper provides a critical analysis of the films The Virgin Spring and Rashomon and how they depict the theme of redemption for humankind. This paper will give a brief summary of the two movies and illustrations from the films based on the characters and events that take place in the film about redemption for humanity. Ingmar Bergman based the story of the Virgin Spring on a rape violence committed by two herdsmen on a virgin girl (Karin) from a wealthy family whose father after welcoming the herdsmen and their boy to his home find out that they raped and killed her daughter. In a fit of rage, the father (Tore), kills the men and the boy. Karin had been sent out by Tore to take virgin candles to the church and was escorted by her servant girl (Ingeri) who out of fear refuses to proceed to the church through the forest. Ingeri practices the worship of Odin but does it secretly. Tore sets out with his wife to find the body of their daughter; he asks God for forgiveness because he killed the two men and the innocent boy. Tore makes a promise of building a
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