Det Sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal)

Antonius Block - "Who are you?" Death - "I am Death." Antonius Block - "Have you come for me?" Death - "I have long walked by your side." Antonius Block - "So I have noticed." The Seventh Seal, considered by some... Full review

'I live now in a world of ghosts, a prisoner in my dreams', a line spoken by Antonius Block (Max Von Sydow) in 'The Seventh Seal' is also a good descriptor of this critically lauded film. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, the... Full review

The mysteries of religion and death have long been a popular focus among artists of all media, including film. And while many films question these mysteries, they seldom provide any real insight into the world of the unknown. In Ingmar Bergman's... Full review

Seventh Seal (1957) is one of my favorite movies. I have to rank it up there with A Touch of Zen, Seven Samurai and Battleship Potemkin. If there ever was such a thing as a perfect film, this one would have... Full review

Middle Ages: Antonius Blok, a Swedish knight, returns from the Crusades only to find his country dying of the plague, religious fundamentalists taking over and Death himself wanting him to come along. Antonius challenges Death to a game of chess and... Full review

One thing that can be certain after watching the Seventh Seal, outside of being thankful for living in this century, is that Bergman knows his film-making- and imagery. He uses subliminal and not so subliminal techniques to convey a dying, frightened... Full review

The story of Antonius Block is the story of an agnostic who has begun to doubt. Is life really meaningless? Is the only true ethic of life, to simply enjoy the moment? If God is there, why does he not answer?... Full review

A compelling contemplation of death and the nature of Man's existence, Ingmar Bergman's `The Seventh Seal' is uncompromising, riveting drama that is every bit as striking conceptually as it is philosophically. In the Fourteenth Century a knight, Antonius Block (Max von... Full review

Finally, Criterion inserted a nice booklet with an essay by film critic Gary Giddins, something they typically do when they release a classic film.....while playing seaside chess with Death, is an homage to the opening scene of "The Seventh Seal..... ... Full Review

The Seventh Seal is an endorsement of simple faith.....The movie is often surprisingly funny.....Theaters filled with cigarette smoke when pictures like Federico Fellini's La strada and Alain Resnais' Hiroshima mon amour came to town.....A Bergman picture could be counted on for stunningly beautiful imagery:....The picture quality overall is stunning..... ... Full Review

But this is a minor price to pay for enjoying Bergman's time-honored metaphorical tale and the gorgeous cinematography.....This Blu-ray's 1080p AVC encode admirably presents Bergman's and cinematographer Gunnar Fischer's stunningly stark black and white imagery at a 1.33:1 aspect ratio.....so but has already set the bar for how classic film should be presented.....Bergman's cinema materializes the concerns of his own existence, and the Seventh Seal....Dialog is crisp and clear with my main complaint being w ... Full Review

Of the three films in Bergman's trilogy, Winter Light is not only the best, it is a perfect companion piece to The Seventh Seal .....where Winter Light finds answers and The Seventh Seal does not is exactly where both films find their charm.....This special edition takes it to the next level along with an absolutely stunning high-definition transfer of the film that is absolutely unparalleled.....Upon receiving Criterion's brand new special edition of Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal I had just finished wa ... Full Review

Lastly, the two-and-a-half minute Swedish trailer in HD helps us appreciate how good the restored movie looks.....Elsewhere, rear-projection process shots certainly look a bit dated.....Like many of the great filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's masterpieces, The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) defies strict summary....Final Thoughts Perhaps more than any other title in the Criterion Collection's awesome catalog, The Seventh Seal , which they have been commemorating....transcending into the beauty of cinematic sto ... Full Review

Legendary emcee Rakim is speaking out on Nas track 'Unauthorized Biography of Rakim,' which is a tale of his life story. The verdict? Rakim is on the fence, but leaning toward the side of not feeling the song. ... Full Article

Rakim , the original God MC, is back and arguably just as ferocious as ever. Prepping for the Oct. 20 release of his new album 'The Seventh Seal,' the man himself sat down with MTV News for a little state... ... Full Article

Big ups to DJ Drama. We just had the homie in NYC the last few days. Look for something major from Drama and not one, but two of your favorite New York City rhyme murderers. ... Full Article

RAKIM is coming out of hip-hop hibernation. The legendary emcee will be previewing a slew of fresh material from "The Seventh Seal" -- his first full-length album in a decade -- Thursday evening at the Highline Ballroom. ... Full Article

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - " The Seventh Seal ," the long-anticipated album by rap legend Rakim, is slated for release in the fall. The rapper -- best known as half of the rap duo Eric B. & Rakim -- signed... ... Full Article

Deep in an audio interview that's half-buried among the extras on the Criterion Collection's new double-disc DVD set of "The Seventh Seal," Max von Sydow drops an odd little film-history bombshell. ... Full Article