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"Communicating Bergman" Series, Film 1: The Seventh Seal

The first of 4 great Bergman films in our monthly series "Communicating Bergman", with introduction and discussion with Jared Wagner! 

*Jared's writing is also featured at www.cinema-worcester.com/truthat24frames, including information on the film screening each month.

Join us at 6:30 for informal discussion and grab a beverage from Acoustic Java's menu. Film introduction starts at 7 PM followed by screening. 

The Seventh Seal is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Denmark during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot), who has come to take his life.