The Swedish legend supplied the unlikely inspiration for the horror icon's debut film.
The Big Picture Wes Craven's 1972 debut The Last House On the Left has garnered quite a reputation for its brutal take on the horror genre and for ushering in the rape-revenge subgenre. However, what is still not frequently talked about is how it used Ingmar Bergman's 1960 classic The Virgin Spring as its foundation. The films are so similar in plot that The Last House On the Left has been referred to as a remake of The Virgin Spring.
'The Last House on the Left' and 'The Virgin Spring' Follow a Similar Plot Both films follow a fairly basic plot that has served as a blueprint for the rape-revenge subgenre for the past 50 years. In the case of The Virgin Spring, the film is set in medieval Sweden and revolves around the assault of a young maiden, Karin , whose family attempts to avenge her by trapping and killing her abusers.
Wes Craven Was a Different Kind of Horror Filmmaker As a young aspiring filmmaker, Craven did not seek to be the titan of horror that he would become. Having grown up in a strict Baptist household, he wasn't exposed to pop culture the way that many of his contemporaries were. He wasn't Spielberg or Scorsese who from an early age were transformed and transfixed by the silver screen.
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