The Seventh Seal (film)

*The Seventh Seal* is a 1957 film by Ingmar Bergman that explores existential themes through the story of a knight returning from the Crusades, who encounters Death personified. Faced with mortality and doubt, he challenges Death to a game of chess, symbolizing humanity’s struggle to find meaning and faith amid uncertainty. The film examines questions about life, death, faith, and the silence of God, using poetic imagery and philosophical dialogue. It's a profound meditation on human vulnerability and the search for hope in a seemingly indifferent universe.