The Seventh Seal

• 1957/02/16
• 1h 36 min
• Drama, Fantasy

• Tags: 14th century, allegory, ambiguous, artist, belief in god, black and white, black death, blacksmith, chess, countryside, criterion, crusade, death incarnate, death personified, demon, dying and death, facing death, grim reaper, juggler, last judgment, life teacher, matter of life and death, meaning of life, metaphysical, metaphysical drama, metaphysics mysticism kabbalah spiritism, middle ages, pest, playing chess, relaxed, seeking a god, sense of life, symbolism, the virgin mary, virgin mary, witch, witch burning

• Ratings: PG 15+ 15 K-16 16 G 12 M/12 16+ 12 12 15 PG

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

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