Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 2
Its director stated on the record that "my intention has been to paint in the same way as the medieval church painter, with the same objective interest, with tenderness and joy" 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 3 of 100 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers below the baseline for White 3.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "My intention has been to paint in the same way as the medieval church painter, with the same objective interest, with tenderness and joy."Ingmar Bergman, director's note to The Seventh Seal source ↗
- 2Content balanceAdvocacy 3 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 3RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 23.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
Age: 73 — strongly mature-audience
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Advocacy Over Time in Fantasy
The average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 6 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 19 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 14 | 11 |
| 2020 | 21 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 | 15 |
| 2026 | 15 | 7 |
| This title (1957) | 3 | 1 |
● This title (1957): advocacy 3 · explore Fantasy →
Cast & Crew
Lennart Olsson (director) · Gunnar Fischer (director)
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