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The Seventh Seal Overview:

The Seventh Seal (1957) was a Foreign Films - Film directed by Ingmar Bergman and produced by Allan Ekelund.

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The Seventh Seal (1957, Ingmar Bergman)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 7, 2016 From The Stop Button

The Seventh Seal has a lot of striking imagery. Gunnar Fischer’s cinematography is peerless, but it’s more–it’s how the photography works with the shot composition, how the shots work with one another (Lennart Wallén’s editing is simultaneously amiable and stunning). And then there’s ho... Read full article

The Seventh Seal (1957)

By Beatrice on Apr 20, 2014 From Flickers in Time

The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) Directed by Ingmar Bergman Written by Ingmar Bergman 1957/Sweden Svensk Filmindustri (SF) Repeat viewing/Criterion Collection DVD #332 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I always host a little classic film festival when my brother comes to visit and t... Read full article

Top 250 Tuesday #097 – The Seventh Seal (1957)

By Michael on Mar 4, 2014 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #085 on the list, Ingmar Bergman‘s The Seventh Seal. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I&#821... Read full article

Top 250 Tuesday #097 – The Seventh Seal (1957)

By Michael on Mar 4, 2014 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #085 on the list, Ingmar Bergman‘s The Seventh Seal. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I&#821... Read full article

The Seventh Seal (1957)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 12, 2013 From 4 Star Films

Starring Max Von Sydow and directed by Ingmar Bergman, this Swedish film revolves around a knight who returns from the Crusades with his squire. He begins a chess match with Death which parallels his travels across a land infested with the Black Death. Along the way he is joined by a pair of married... Read full article

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The Seventh Seal Quotes:

Antonius Block: This is my hand. I can turn it. The blood is still running in it. The sun is still in the sky and the wind is blowing. And I... I, Antonius Block, play chess with Death.
Antonius Block: We must make an idol of our fear, and call it god.
Antonius Block: I shall remember this moment: the silence, the twilight, the bowl of strawberries, the bowl of milk. Your faces in the evening light. Mikael asleep, Jof with his lyre. I shall try to remember our talk. I shall carry this memory carefully in my hands as if it were a bowl brimful of fresh milk. It will be a sign to me, and a great sufficiency.
Antonius Block: Faith is a torment. It is like loving someone who is out there in the darkness but never appears, no matter how loudly you call.
Antonius Block: I met Death today. We are playing chess.
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The Seventh Seal Facts
The church which Jöns and Antonius Block arrives at 15 minutes into the film is actually a model hung in the dead tree in the foreground.
Max von Sydow's character is named Antonius Block. Despite him being the main character of the film, this name is only ever used twice in the entire movie.
Both Van Halen and Scott Walker (from his album Scott 4) have named a song after this film, both are inspired by the Bergman film. The Van Halen one also mentions The Virgin Spring.
The inspiration for this film was said to be drawn from the period films of Akira Kurosawa, of which Ingmar Bergman was a big fan.
The chess pieces used in the movie was sold from Ingmar Bergman's descendent's estate in 2009 for 1m Swedish Krona (around USD$145,000 at the time).
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