Film195796 min

The Seventh Seal

Name: The Seventh Seal
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1957
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Bibi Andersson

Taste attributes: dramafantasymonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarybig & variedcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and original: an expansive fantasy film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

8.2/10

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Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

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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