Philosophy
It is a given...Death will come to all. Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal [1957] allows exhausted medieval knight Antonius Block to stall his demise via a game of chess to ask metaphysical questions.
My comments at IMDb...
A must see., 27 February 2006
10/10
Author: mercury-44 from United States
Quintessential 1950's metaphysics and introspection of the rapidly rising director Ingmar Bergman, the "The Seventh Seal" assaults the senses with fine black and white cinematography; horrors of a plague infested Europe...plunges into questions of God and the meaning of life--familiar themes that to this very day find relevance in many global reels of celluloid. This, and a cluster of films from this era mark one phase of Bergman's inquiries...and probably his best. The film is worth several screenings especially when viewed at a theater. The horror of the young girl suffering false accusations of being with the Devil and consumed by the purging flames is etched in the mind. All the usual iconic symbols are here: Faithfulness, curiosity, innocence, revenge, ignorance, and greed. A must see.
The Seventh Seal [Wikipedia]
There are many books on The Seventh Seal. This is my favorite...
Focus on the Seventh Seal
Birgitta Steene [editor]
ISBN-10: 0138069271
ISBN-13: 978-0138069278
[Side note. I checked with Amazon.com on the book's availability. I was totally shocked. Two vendors were selling the hardcover edition in mint condition for $169.39 and $205.13. Unreal. Used paperback copies ran around ten bucks.]
Script...different links:
MyMovieScripts.com
Screenplays for You
The Internet Movie Script Database (IMSDb)
themovieguy
- Ingmar Bergman's Birthday
One of the world's greatest directors. I am a big folower of Bergman, especially the early introspective years. It is ironic that Bergman was introduced to the world via Kroger Babb's distribution of Summer with Monika [ Kroger Babb and exploitation...
- A Bergman Satirical Short..."de Düva"
Summary from IMDb... This short film is a parody of some of Ingmar Bergman's best known films, including Wild Strawberries (Smultronstaellet) and The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet). The dialog, seemingly in Swedish, is actually a Swedish-accented...
- Weddell Seal
James Weddell August 24th, 1787 to September 9th, 1834 Some people should never take up pen and ink to draw. Bill Ashworth [University of Missouri at Kansas City professor] wrote... James Weddell, an American sealing captain, died Sep. 9. 1834, at age...
- Must See Film...sol Nazerman's Existential Angst In "the Pawnbroker"
This is one of the most powerful films, like Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal and Frank Perry's David and Lisa, that I viewed in my youth--The Pawnbroker [1964]. It is a dark film of personal conflict and abandonment of interpersonal relationships....
- Carl Friedrich Gauss--easter
Mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss established a mathematical formula to determine the moveable feast--Easter. In 1800 he set up a formulae to calculate the Easter date. The number of the year J is divided by 19 ; the remainder of this division is denoted...
Philosophy
The end comes for all, but there are questions
My comments at IMDb...
A must see., 27 February 2006
10/10
Author: mercury-44 from United States
Quintessential 1950's metaphysics and introspection of the rapidly rising director Ingmar Bergman, the "The Seventh Seal" assaults the senses with fine black and white cinematography; horrors of a plague infested Europe...plunges into questions of God and the meaning of life--familiar themes that to this very day find relevance in many global reels of celluloid. This, and a cluster of films from this era mark one phase of Bergman's inquiries...and probably his best. The film is worth several screenings especially when viewed at a theater. The horror of the young girl suffering false accusations of being with the Devil and consumed by the purging flames is etched in the mind. All the usual iconic symbols are here: Faithfulness, curiosity, innocence, revenge, ignorance, and greed. A must see.
The Seventh Seal [Wikipedia]
There are many books on The Seventh Seal. This is my favorite...
Focus on the Seventh SealBirgitta Steene [editor]
ISBN-10: 0138069271
ISBN-13: 978-0138069278
[Side note. I checked with Amazon.com on the book's availability. I was totally shocked. Two vendors were selling the hardcover edition in mint condition for $169.39 and $205.13. Unreal. Used paperback copies ran around ten bucks.]
Script...different links:
MyMovieScripts.com
Screenplays for You
The Internet Movie Script Database (IMSDb)
themovieguy
- Ingmar Bergman's Birthday
One of the world's greatest directors. I am a big folower of Bergman, especially the early introspective years. It is ironic that Bergman was introduced to the world via Kroger Babb's distribution of Summer with Monika [ Kroger Babb and exploitation...
- A Bergman Satirical Short..."de Düva"
Summary from IMDb... This short film is a parody of some of Ingmar Bergman's best known films, including Wild Strawberries (Smultronstaellet) and The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde Inseglet). The dialog, seemingly in Swedish, is actually a Swedish-accented...
- Weddell Seal
James Weddell August 24th, 1787 to September 9th, 1834 Some people should never take up pen and ink to draw. Bill Ashworth [University of Missouri at Kansas City professor] wrote... James Weddell, an American sealing captain, died Sep. 9. 1834, at age...
- Must See Film...sol Nazerman's Existential Angst In "the Pawnbroker"
This is one of the most powerful films, like Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal and Frank Perry's David and Lisa, that I viewed in my youth--The Pawnbroker [1964]. It is a dark film of personal conflict and abandonment of interpersonal relationships....
- Carl Friedrich Gauss--easter
Mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss established a mathematical formula to determine the moveable feast--Easter. In 1800 he set up a formulae to calculate the Easter date. The number of the year J is divided by 19 ; the remainder of this division is denoted...