The Seventh Seal ( Det Sjunde inseglet ) ( The 7th Seal )

The Seventh Seal (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Det Sjunde inseglet
Alternate Title: The 7th Seal
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Special Edition
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1957 and produced in:
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Ingmar Bergman

Written By:
Ingmar Bergman

Actors:
Gunnar Björnstrand ..... Jöns, squire
Bengt Ekerot ..... Death
Nils Poppe ..... Jof
Max von Sydow ..... Antonius Block
Bibi Andersson ..... Mia, Jof's wife
Inga Gill ..... Lisa, blacksmith's wife
Maud Hansson ..... Witch
Inga Landgré ..... Karin, Block's Wife
Gunnel Lindblom ..... Girl
Bertil Anderberg ..... Raval
Anders Ek ..... The Monk
Åke Fridell ..... Blacksmith Plog
Gunnar Olsson ..... Albertus Pictor, Church Painter
Erik Strandmark ..... Jonas Skat

Synopsis:

Endlessly imitated and parodied, Ingmar Bergman's landmark art movie The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet) retains its ability to hold an audience spellbound. Bergman regular Max Von Sydow stars as a 14th-century knight, wearily heading home after ten years' worth of combat. Disillusioned by unending war, plague, and misery Von Sydow has concluded that God does not exist. As he trudges across the wilderness, Von Sydow is visited by Death (Bengt Ekrot), garbed in the traditional black robe. Unwilling to give up the ghost, Von Sydow challenges Death to a game of chess. If he wins, he lives--if not, he'll allow Death to claim him. As they play, the knight and the Grim Reaper get into a spirited discussion over whether or not God exists. To recount all that happens next would diminish the impact of the film itself; we can observe that The Seventh Seal ends with one of the most indelible of all of Bergman's cinematic images: the near-silhouette Dance of Death. Considered by some as the apotheosis of all Ingmar Bergman films (other likely candidates for that honor include Wild Strawberries and Persona), and certainly one of the most influential European art movies, The Seventh Seal won a multitude of awards, including the Cannes Film Festival prize.

A Knight and his squire are home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. The knight challenges Death to a chess game for his life. The Knight and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused.

A man seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 11 May, 2009.

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