Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, October 21, 2019

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Nils Poppe
Running Time: 96 minutes



A medieval knight and his squire return from the crusades to find their country, Sweden, ravaged by the Black Plague. The knight is confronted by the human personification of death. The knight challenges death to a chess match, spread out over multiple days, with the deal being that, as long as he is not defeated by death at this game, his life will be spared.

This film is considered to be a classic of cinema. The images, story and delivery on screen is like a long epic visual poem. Sure, it might seem kind of dry to most people, but cinephiles have to see this at least once in their lives.
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