Scott and John are joined by the world's greatest Ingmar Bergman advocate, the brilliant Becky D'Anna, to discuss 1957's 'The Seventh Seal'! They dive into the collision of medieval religious traditions with the cinema of the mid-20th century, the reputation of Bergman vs. the reality of his art, and the multifarious ways we can interpret the imagery of the film.
Becky's writing, Top Ten lists, and podcast appearances can be found at:
https://beckydanna.com/
The Film Baby Film podcast mentioned in this episode can be found here:
https://beckydanna.com/site/media/2023/01/FBF_31_SeventhSeal.mp3
Logo designed by Jesse Arnold (https://www.instagram.com/just.shelve.it/)
Theme music is "Sun Blood" by Oxeneers (https://oxeneers1.bandcamp.com/)
Music sample at the end is a recording of "Dies Irae" from 'Requiem and Funeral Rites,' recorded by the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf choir
