Antonius reveals his existential crisis when he accidentally confesses to Death, not a priest, in the church scene. Death follows Antonius Block, a knight who has just returned from the crusades after ten years of fighting, and his adventurous band of tagalongs as Antonius travels home.Īfter returning from a war that he didn’t believe in, Antonius is searching for a God to find meaning in his actions. The movie portrays Death as a black robbed figure. A world consciously surrounded by death, fourteenth century Black Plague infested Sweden, is the setting for Ingmar Bergman’s classic work of cinema The Seventh Seal. About one hundred eight people die each minute, yet we try not to think about it. This is a guest post from honors student Johan Englen.ĭeath is a daily event across the planet. First Friday Salon Talks at the Rose O’Neill House.Symposium with The Missouri Humanities Council: Humanities and the Future.
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