The Devil's Eye

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The Devil's Eye

Directed by	Ingmar Bergman
Written by	Ingmar Bergman
Starring	Jarl Kulle Bibi Andersson Stig Järrel
Release date(s)	17 October 1960 (Sweden) 30 October 1961 (US)
Running time	87 mins
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
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The Devil's Eye (original title Djävulens öga) is a 1960 Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman.

[edit] Plot

The devil has a stye 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 get even 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.

[edit] Cast

Jarl Kulle - Don Juan
Bibi Andersson - Britt-Marie
Stig Järrel - Satan
Nils Poppe - The Vicar
Gertrud Fridh - Renata
Sture Lagerwall - Pablo
Georg Funkquist - Count Armand de Rochefoucauld
Gunnar Sjöberg - Marquis Giuseppe Maria de Macopanza

[edit] External links

Djävulens öga at the Internet Movie Database

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1940s	Crisis • It Rains on Our Love • A Ship to India • Music in Darkness • Port of Call • Prison • Thirst

1950s	To Joy • This Can't Happen Here • Summer Interlude • Secrets of Women • Summer with Monika • Sawdust and Tinsel • A Lesson in Love • Dreams • Smiles of a Summer Night • The Seventh Seal • Wild Strawberries • Brink of Life • The Magician

1960s	The Virgin Spring • The Devil's Eye • Through a Glass Darkly • Winter Light • The Silence • All These Women • Persona • Hour of the Wolf • Shame • The Rite • The Passion of Anna

1970s	The Touch • Cries and Whispers • Scenes from a Marriage • The Magic Flute • Face to Face • The Serpent's Egg • Autumn Sonata

1980s	From the Life of the Marionettes • Fanny and Alexander • Karin's Face • After the Rehearsal

1990s	In the Presence of a Clown

2000s	The Image Makers • Saraband