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THE SEVENTH SEAL
(Ingmar Bergman 1958)
Turning Away From Love &
What It Takes To Open A Heart Again

May 21, 2019 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Antonius Block is a Knight in despair. A kind of despair that puts him right into a fight for his life. A fight that forces him to challenge Death to a chess game, determined to outwit him. Can he do it? What will it take to tip our Knight’s waning hourglass back in his favor? …

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(Ingmar Bergman 1958)
Turning Away From Love &
What It Takes To Open A Heart Again

Inspiration

“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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