Ingmar Bergman thought "The Virgin Spring" would not be very successful, so he persuaded the producer (the financial backer) that a comedy would take care of any losses. Alas, "The Devil's Eye" is that comedy.
Unfortunately Bergman can't keep his thoughts about the human condition out of his comedies, or at least this one. I suspect another issue is that something is lost in comedy when having to rely on English subtitles.
Satan (Stig Järrel) decides to send the long-dead Don Juan (Jarl Kulle) back to earth to seduce the virgin daughter, Britt-Marie (Bibi Andersson) of a somewhat dim-witted vicar (Nils Poppe). A side story is the effort of Don Juan's servant, Pablo (Sture Lagerwall) to seduce the vicar's wife, Renata (Gertrud Fridh).
The play has its funny moments, but becomes more serious as it goes on. Not Bergman's best work.
Unfortunately Bergman can't keep his thoughts about the human condition out of his comedies, or at least this one. I suspect another issue is that something is lost in comedy when having to rely on English subtitles.
Satan (Stig Järrel) decides to send the long-dead Don Juan (Jarl Kulle) back to earth to seduce the virgin daughter, Britt-Marie (Bibi Andersson) of a somewhat dim-witted vicar (Nils Poppe). A side story is the effort of Don Juan's servant, Pablo (Sture Lagerwall) to seduce the vicar's wife, Renata (Gertrud Fridh).
The play has its funny moments, but becomes more serious as it goes on. Not Bergman's best work.