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The Seventh Seal is considered a classic of world cinema, as well as one of the greatest films of all time. It established Bergman as a world-renowned director, containing scenes which have become iconic through homages, critical analysis, and parodies.
A knight challenges Death to a chess game during the Black Plague in this 1957 drama fantasy by Ingmar Bergman. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtrack and more.
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- Ingmar Bergman
- 1958-10-13
The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Bl...
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Essentially, the opening of the seventh seal is the start of the apocalypse. The film’s setting during the Black Plague, a time notorious for death and anguish on an unprecedented scale, complements its theme flawlessly. But you can view the “apocalypse” on a micro scale as opposed to a macro one.
Apr 16, 2000 · A knight returns from the Crusades and challenges Death to a game of chess in this existential film by Ingmar Bergman. Roger Ebert praises its stark imagery, its uncompromising subject of God's absence, and its rich detail of medieval Europe.
Aug 6, 2023 · The Seventh Seal is a low-budget film made in Europe in the 1950s, specifically in Sweden, a country not specialized in the film industry like France, the United Kingdom, or the USA. Consequently, the audience won’t see Antonius Block returning from the holy war on a meticulously reconstructed port with all the costly production values we ...
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block (Max von Sydow) returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death (Bengt Ekerot) to a chess ...
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