16.3.09

Monday Movie: The Seventh Seal

"You drew black."
"Appropriate, don't you think?"

Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal has a reputation as the quintessential art-house movie: turgid and obscure. But I actually find it quite a snappy film to watch: only ninety minutes long, and with a mood that oscillates perfectly between dark foreboding, observant wit and outright comic relief.

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous16/3/09 22:54

    Mmmm. (Shivers).
    Never seen it. I've seen Bill and Ted, though. :-)

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  2. I haven't seen this in years...it was a great film. I'm going to have to hunt it down...

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  3. I always thought it was suspicious how good films were always presented to a wider public as boring, whereas a three hour roller coaster of cliches as exciting movie making. Anyway. Weekend FTW!

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  4. beautiful photography too

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