Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

wes-connors Down in Hell, devilishly wicked Stig Jarrel (as Satan) has acquired a sty in his eye. According to an old Irish proverb, "A woman's chastity is a sty in the devil's eye." This painful condition is attributed to a 20-year-old woman on Earth who has decided to remain a virgin until her upcoming wedding night. Satan surmises, we are told (by a helpful on-screen host), that if he can get pretty Bibi Andersson (as Britt-Marie) to sinfully deflower, the Devil will be relieved of his sty. Enter and exit debonair Jarl Kulle (as Don Juan). The legendary lover is serving time in Hell, naturally. His punishment consists of endless seductions without the climactic ending. You may see where this is going...To wit, Don Juan is sent to Earth where he'll hopefully seduce Ms. Andersson and relieve both himself and the Devil...Ingmar Bergman begins the comedy with clever direction and settings in Hell. Imagine an old Shakespearian play, with no curtain or audience. The set-up is intriguing and initial trip to Earth heightens anticipation. Then, the story becomes unexpectedly dull. More quaint than clever, Andersson's romantic situation is the main disappointment. Saving the trip is Mr. Kulle's servant Sture Lagerwall (as Pablo), by going after pastor's wife Gertrud Fridh (as Renata). You have to wonder why Richard Burton, a great lover of the Faustian sort, did not re-make the original play as an English language film. Either he couldn't obtain the rights or felt Elizabeth might be unconvincing as the virgin.******* The Devil's Eye/Djävulens öga (10/17/60) Ingmar Bergman ~ Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Stig Jarrel, Sture Lagerwall

sol- The screenplay is the most interesting element of this film: it presents an original tale with some bits of humour along the way. It is a bit too verbose and talkative now and again, which is very distracting from what is happening on screen, but it very amusing whenever it is amusing. The movie is filmed in a play-like fashion, separated into three acts, and narrated in part. This makes the film feel more like a play, and it does limit Bergman to how much skill he can show as a director. There are still nevertheless some well set up shots, in particular in relation to framing, lightness and darkness. The ending is a tad weak, but the bulk of the film is oddly engaging - atypical and yet still admirable Bergman.

marymorrissey this film gets off to a very slow start and some aspects of the production are pretty cheesy... the period costumes and some of the sets and the manner of conveying that we are in "hell" when we are there, are not exactly stunning.... also Bibi's husband to be is said to be 25 and he looks about 40.but do stick with it because it does become really really funny and there are a lot of great lines I have to have at least 10 lines in my comment so I'll praise Bibi's acting... also the other woman, who plays her mother... and I"ll say the film is also very sweet.Bergman fans will not be disappointed in the lightness cause there is plenty of heaviness too in the scenes between the maiden and DJAfter thinking about this film awhile it hit me a lot harder what's seems to be being said. In a sense some people seem to have grace such that even sin can't touch them, even sinning can't touch them, because of how they do it, somehow skirting the devil, while they don't by any means have to become angels themselves. wow!

Claudio Carvalho In order to get cured from a sty in his eye, the devil (Stiq Järrel) sends Don Juan (Jarl Kulle), his servant Pablo (Sture Lagerwall) and his worst devil to earth to seduce Britt-Marie (Bibi Andersson), the virgin daughter of a vicar (Nils Poppe) and makes she loses her chastity. This unusual Ingmar Bergman's movie is a slow and very theatrical comedy spoken in English, divided in three acts and with use of many chords in harpsichord. Bibi Andersson is very beautiful as the twenty-two years old woman who caused the sty in the devil's eye. The story is ironic and funny, with great direction and performance of the cast, an Ingmar Bergman's trademark. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): 'O Olho do Diabo' ('The Devil's Eye')Obs: On 06 March 2005, I received the following remark from an IMDb User: "Please note that the original language for the movie "Djävulens öga" is Swedish and not English as you say in your comment. I realise that you saw a dubbed version, but the casual reader will think that it's in English when they read your comment. "