第七封印
Det sjunde inseglet
Release: 1957-02-16
·Runtime: 96m
·★ 8.2
奇幻
剧情
瑞典電影大師英格瑪．柏格曼（Ingmar Bergman）執導作品，獲1957年坎城影展評審團特別獎，揚名國際代表作。十四世紀，戰亂瘟疫籠罩的黑暗時期，返鄉的騎士（Max von Sydow 飾）帶著侍從穿越殘破紛亂的土地，卻遇上了逗留人間的死神（Bengt Ekerot 飾），為了拖延死亡的降臨，他答應與死神對弈，迢迢歸鄉路卻也成為思索生存價值的自省之旅。途中，樂觀天真的旅行藝人夫妻、憤世嫉俗的鐵匠和不貞妻子、被視為病亂罪源的受難少女，一一成為見證、挑戰、質疑、堅信的證人與友伴，在黑夜與光明、絕望與希望之間，本片也成為辯證信仰、死亡與存在的傳世經典。 柏格曼曾於自傳中坦承，自己從小就非常畏懼死亡，這樣的恐懼與日俱增，成人之後甚至到了無法忍受的地步，而《第七封印》則可說是他為克服恐懼所踏出的第一步。片中透過騎士、鐵匠、小丑等各個階層的代表，巧妙運用劇團演出的戲中戲，以及死神的具體化再現，展現了柏格曼當時掙扎於理性與神性的思想狀態，篤信智識的騎士與單純虔誠的旅行藝人，也形成嚴苛理性與純真信仰的兩端，讓我們看見柏格曼在兩者之間的拉扯。「讓我們下完這一盤棋吧！」死神如是說。面對生命的虛無與救贖，如果連自己都不相信，如何擁有相信上帝的信仰？當人性的自我、自大、自尊面臨最終的審判時，又該如何尋求救贖與解脫？《第七封印》透過與死神直接對話，讓影片成為一再拋出柏格曼對生命最根本的大哉問，而片尾在狂風暴雨的黑暗天際，眾人在隱約模糊的曙光中跳起死亡之舞，對世人而言，鏤刻於銀幕上的不僅僅是影史的經典畫面，更是柏格曼徘徊在光影之間的生命沉思。
Production Countries
Sweden
Production Companies
SF Studios
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Lars Lind
as Young Monk (uncredited)
Benkt-Åke Benktsson
as Merchant at Inn (uncredited)
Lars Granberg
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Gunnar Björnstrand
as Jöns
Nils Poppe
as Jof
Gunnel Lindblom
as Mute Girl
Tor Borong
as Farmer at Inn (uncredited)
Gudrun Brost
as Woman at Inn (uncredited)
Gunlög Hagberg
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Tor Isedal
as Man (uncredited)
Bengt Ekerot
as Death
Maud Hansson
as Witch
Åke Fridell
as Plog
Mona Malm
as Young Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
Gösta Prüzelius
as Man (uncredited)
Bibi Andersson
as Mia
Anders Ek
as Monk
Ulf Johansson
as Knight Commander (uncredited)
Sten Ardenstam
as Knight (uncredited)
Inga Gill
as Lisa
Uno Larsson
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Max von Sydow
as Antonius Block
Inga Landgré
as Karin
Georg Skarstedt
as Flagellant (uncredited)
Gunnar Olsson
as Albertus Pictor
Erik Strandmark
as Jonas Skat
