Thursday, March 12, 2009

The Seventh Seal-Ingmar Bergman

I can't remember why I queued this film but last night I watched Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal."  I guess it was to begin my study of Ingmar's artistic lighting and dramatic cuts.  Or it might have intrigued me because it is a film dealing with death.  Quote that has shaken me spoken by the distraught knight Antonius Block during his confession to death.... "We have made an idol of our fear and called it God."

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hey,

Classic film. I enjoyed it too. Watched it a few years ago.

My favorite Bergman film is Sommarnattens leende or "Smiles of a Summer Night". Hilarious.

-Sherman