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Winter Light
Why this pick
Bergman distils The Seventh Seal’s spiritual crisis into a stark, intimate chamber drama: a clergyman confronts silence, fear and the difficulty of faith in a wintry landscape.
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MOVIE1957 1h 36m SWE
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Disillusioned knight Antonius Block (Max von Sydow) and his nihilism squire Jöns (Gunnar Björnstrand) return from the Crusades to find Sweden ravaged by Black Death. The knight encounters Death (Bengt Ekerot), whom he challenges to a chess match, believing he can forestall his demise as long as the game continues. Death agrees, and they start a new game which continues throughout the story.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Max von Sydow
Antonius Block
Gunnar Björnstrand
Jöns
Bengt Ekeroth
Death
Nils Poppe
Jof
Bibi Andersson
Mia
Inga Landgré
Karin, Block's wife
Gunnel Lindblom
Mute girl
Inga Gill
Lisa, Plog's wife