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• Actors: Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Stig Järrel, Nils Poppe, Gertrud Fridh
• Directors: Ingmar Bergman
• Writers: Ingmar Bergman, Oluf Bang
• Producers: Allan Ekelund
• Format: Black & White, Original recording reissued, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Swedish
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Homevision
• VHS Release Date: June 16, 2000
• Run Time: 87 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0780020979
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #313,071 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

One of Ingmar Bergman's (Smiles of a Summer Night, Secrets of Women) rare comedies, The Devil's Eye is the fanciful tale of Don Juan's return to Earth from Hell. Artfully blending theatrical and cinematic devices, Bergman sets the stage for mischief. We learn from the opening epigraph that " a virgin is a sty in the Devil's eye," then descend into the nether world where Satan is suffering due to one Swedish parson's daughter. The Devil sends Don Juan to seduce the chaste Britt-Marie (Bibi Andersson, Wild Strawberries) on the eve of her wedding and thus repair his eye. The renowned lover's servant Pablo joins in the game by chasing the parson's wife. Bergman explores some of his favorite "serious" themes--religion, love, and art--through a series of witty word battles that end in victory for the two virtuous women.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The game of the opportunities!, January 30, 2007

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This review is from: The Devil's Eye [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This delightful, witty and mordacious comedy still remains among the most important tributes ever paid by any filmmaker to theater in the great tradition of Beaumarchais, Zorilla or the great adaptations a la Mozart' s Cossi fan tutte or Don Giovanni.

All begins when the astonishing woman's chastity gives the Devil a sty in his eye and his sweet and discrete revenge will be to send from Hell to Earth the legendary Don Juan. As you may expect, the smart dialogues, the insidious double sense proposals and the finest humor will be present all the way through until the last line of the play.

So, the plot combines gaiety through its inventiveness, suspicious and all the clever means Don Juan possesses in order to crown himself ; but he will not be alone; his loyal servant Pablo will join him and both of them will have the risky goal to seduce the wife and daughter of a good pastor. As you may suppose here you have a delirious, intelligent and irreverent comedy that will make you smile with fine irony.

One of the most celebrated comedies of this extraordinary director.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a delightful dry comedy from an unexpected source., January 16, 1999

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This review is from: The Devil's Eye [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Ingmar Bergman is not known for comic film. Some have argued that The Devil's Eye demonstrates his frailty in comic direction, but I found it a sharply told wry little story. The film is told with elegant style and imagination, using minimal sets and actual locations to convey the difference between the world of the Devil and the world in which we live. I found the performances of the cast to be charming, particularly those gentleman portraying Don Juan and the pastor. This comedy is subtle, most often underplayed.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Devil's Eye I.Bergman, October 10, 2011

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This review is from: The Devil's Eye [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A very witty comedy playing with popular stereotypes of questionable morality but highly charged with prudish and dogmatic fervour. One of many great films by Bergman (typically in black-and-white).
Film presented in VHS format in excellent condition.
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