The Seventh Seal - (Ingmar Bergman;1957;Sweden)
A knight returning from the Crusades challenges Death to chess in a bid to live longer during the Black Death.
My first Bergman film, and a very personal one of his. This film is ultimately, like Dead Man, about losing fear in death with the addition of religious guilt. Though I believe in God, I think what this film tries to say is we shouldn't be caught up in guilt and fear of death. Ultimately, we should embrace it. I related to several things, such as a few of Block's thoughts during his confession earlier in the film. A brilliant film that paints a ridiculousedque portrait of hardcore religious people who become too guilty with themselves, especially with the plagued people who resort to flagellation.