Cinema Classics Evenings: “The Seventh Seal” (1957)

In May at Cinema Classics Evenings – a film on themes of faith and the finitude of life. This is Ingmar Bergman’s “The Seventh Seal” (1957), one of the most celebrated examples of existentialism in cinema and a turning point in the director’s career. Knight Antonius Block returns to his native Sweden after a decade of crusading. He is met by famine, plague, and the sight of witches burning at the stake, and before him appears the white-faced Death, demanding the warrior’s life. Block introduces himself as a prisoner of his own hopes and, hoping to win eternity, challenges Death to a game of chess. Death agrees. What follows is one of the most powerful conversations in cinematic history about the transience of human existence and the nature of faith. Screenings and introductions: 3 May at 18:00 – the film will be introduced by film critic Dmitrij Gluščevskij. 10 May at 17:30. 17 May at 18:00. 28 May at 18:30. Film in Swedish and Latin with Lithuanian subtitles. Tickets: https://skalvija.lt/filmas/det-sjunde-inseglet/ Organiser – Skalvija Cinema Centre Funded by the Lithuanian Film Centre

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