One can see the film's continuing influence in recent works like ' The Green Knight' and ' The Tragedy of Macbeth. The movie's simple sets and costumes speak to the plight of its characters, many of whom spend scene after scene reflecting on their dire circumstances and suffering in the face of God's silence. 'The Seventh Seal' takes place in a medieval setting that's been ravaged by The Plague, its citizens either living in the shadow of death or, in the case of knight Antonius Block (Max von Sydow), locked in a literal chess match with the Grim Reaper (Bengt Ekerot).

Those constraints ultimately served the 1957 drama well. For example, the scene with the flagellants was shot from eight A.M. We were happy even to be able to produce some images each day. I live now in a world of ghosts, a prisoner in my dreams. I see my face and feel loathing and horror. It was all done in a hurry, but with enormous enthusiasm. The Seventh Seal Directed by Ingmar Bergman 1957 Sweden Starring Max von Sydow, Inga Landgré, Gunnar Björnstrand Returning exhausted from the Crusades to find medieval Sweden gripped by the Plague, a knight (Max von Sydow) suddenly comes face-to-face with the hooded figure of Death, and challenges him to a game of chess. The Seventh Seal Quotes Showing 1-11 of 11 I want to confess as best I can, but my heart is void. For the beach scenes, we had only three days on location! The actors carried the cameras. When we were making it, each morning brought a new catastrophe because we had to make it cheap and quick. The Seventh Seal announced as our first UHD Blu-ray release Our October to December releases also include the second Ingmar Bergman box set, a sci-fi classic, Dennis Hopper and Mike Leigh remasters, and a new Flipside archive collection.

Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman