![]() ![]() ![]() Together they form humanity’s archetypes that oddly work dynamically well together. A jester couple, Bibi Anders-son and Nils Poppe, represent a down-to-earth, childishly carefree faith in the future. As his squire, Gunnar Björnstrand is the voice of reason and irony with his harsh view of life. Then success followed with Smiles of a Summer Night and I was allowed to do it as long as I did it in 35 days – and I did it really cheaply and really simply in 35 days."īut why has the status of the film continued to grow? Perhaps it’s because of the quality of all its aspects: Bergman’s screenplay and direction, Gunnar Fischer’s dazzling black and white cinematography, the acting – not least by 27-year-old Max von Sydow, who bears the world-weariness and longing for atonement with God and with himself on his knight’s shoulders. ![]() The scene and the dialogue have shaped the perception of Bergman as an existentialist filmmaker. The opening scene is one of the reasons the film has become iconic. ”Who are you?,” he asks The figure in black replies, ”I am Death.”Īntonius manages to negotiate an extension to his life through a game of chess. On a deserted beach, the Antonius meets a figure clad in black. A knight, Antonius, and his squire Jöns are on their way home after a crusade to the Holy Land. It’s set in the 14th century when the Black Death is ravaging Europe. ![]()
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