The Devil's Eye
Encyclopedia
The Devil's Eye is a 1960 Swedish fantasy-comedy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman
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in his eye, caused by the purity of a vicar's daughter. To get rid of it, he sends Don Juan
up from hell to seduce the 20-year-old Britt-Marie and to rob her of her virginity and her belief in love. She however can resist him and things even get turned around when Don Juan falls in love with her. The fact that he feels love for the first time now makes him even less attractive to her and Don Juan returns to hell.
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
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Plot
The devil has a styeStye
An external stye or sty , also hordeolum , is an infection of the sebaceous glands of Zeis at the base of the eyelashes, or an infection of the apocrine sweat glands of Moll. External styes form on the outside of the lids and can be seen as small red bumps. Internal styes are infections of the...
in his eye, caused by the purity of a vicar's daughter. To get rid of it, he sends Don Juan
Don Juan
Don Juan is a legendary, fictional libertine whose story has been told many times by many authors. El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra by Tirso de Molina is a play set in the fourteenth century that was published in Spain around 1630...
up from hell to seduce the 20-year-old Britt-Marie and to rob her of her virginity and her belief in love. She however can resist him and things even get turned around when Don Juan falls in love with her. The fact that he feels love for the first time now makes him even less attractive to her and Don Juan returns to hell.
Cast
- Jarl Kulle as Don Juan
- Bibi AnderssonBibi AnderssonBibi Andersson is a Swedish actress.-Early life:Bibi Andersson was born as Berit Elisabeth Andersson in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, the daughter of Karin , a social worker, and Josef Andersson, a businessman...
as Britt-Marie - Stig JärrelStig JärrelStig Järrel was a Swedish actor, film director and revue artist. Järrel was one of the most popular actors in Sweden during his career, and also one of the most productive, participating in a total of 131 films...
as Satan - Nils PoppeNils PoppeNils Poppe was a Swedish actor, director and screenwriter. He is internationally most famous for his part in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, but in Sweden he was much loved and participated in over 50 films on cinema and TV.He started as a serious stage actor in 1930, but quickly realised that...
as The Vicar - Gertrud FridhGertrud FridhGertrud Fridh was a Swedish stage and film actress.Born in Gothenburg, Fridh later studied acting at Gothenburg City Theatre's acting school from 1941 to 1944. She worked in the 1940s and 50s at the city theatres in Gothenburg and Malmö...
as Renata - Sture LagerwallSture LagerwallSture Lagerwall was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 75 films between 1931 and 1963.He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and died in Limhamn, Sweden.-Selected filmography:...
as Pablo - Georg FunkquistGeorg FunkquistGeorg Funkquist was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden and died in Stockholm.-Selected filmography:* Hem från Babylon * Kvinnan bakom allt * Summer Interlude...
as Count Armand de Rochefoucauld - Gunnar SjöbergGunnar SjöbergGunnar Sjöberg was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden.-Selected filmography:* The Great Adventure * Barabbas * Wild Strawberries * Brink of Life...
as Marquis Giuseppe Maria de Macopanza