The Seventh Seal

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1957 · Directed by Ingmar Bergman · 96 min · Sweden

A knight plays chess with Death. Unforgettable.

The Seventh Seal 1957
Details
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Genre
Drama
Movement
Art Cinema

The guide

The Seventh Seal gives philosophical doubt a simple, unforgettable image: a weary knight facing Death across a chessboard. Yet Ingmar Bergman balances its grave questions with humor, tenderness, performance, and the needs of ordinary people on a medieval road. That contrast keeps the film human. It asks what faith and meaning can offer in a frightening world without pretending that one answer will settle the matter.

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