I want God to put out his hand, show his face, speak to me. I live in a world of ghosts, a prisoner of dreams. Speaking to a hooded figure half-seen through an iron grill, he pours out his heart: “My indifference has shut me out. He finds a rude church still open in the midst of the Black Death, and goes to confession there. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it centres on a pensive knight, Antonius Block (Max von Sydow), who returns to Sweden after fighting in the Crusades. It established Bergman as a world-renowned director, containing scenes which have become iconic through homages, critical analysis, and parodies. It is considered a classic of world cinema, as well as one of the greatest movies of all time. The Seventh Seal is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. “Faith is a torment, did you know that? It is like loving someone who is out there in the darkness but never appears, no matter how loudly you call.”
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