The Seventh Seal - The knight meets Death [English sub]

Here's the classic clip from The Seventh Seal which I translated for people who don't understand Swedish. Enjoy. (I'm sorry if some subtitles are too quick)
I do not own any rights of this video, audio nor characters. It is merely for entertainment.

[@Raskoflinko]

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[@MrXBOXripper]

i think this film was the best film ever filmed by someone filming a film to create a film

[@catherinehart5949]

Thank you for this clip. It is one of the best in movie history. In fact, I heard a sermon on Hebrews 1:1-4 yesterday referencing this specific scene.

[@gilbertopadilla3611]

@Starscream91 There must be an easy way to watch this movie. It doesn't have to be free

[@robertcastle4601]

III i.p.o

[@picoaga]

I think i remember this from "last action hero" if im not mistaken 🤔

[@marioskoutras6583]

I'm imagining this scene with me. - Who are you? - I'm death! - You play Mario Kart 64 don't you? - How do you know?

[@Raskoflinko]

- Oh, but I've seen you play as Yoshi on Toad's Turnpike on paintings and heard it in the songs.

[@alexanderfretheim5720]

Rainbow Road no doubt.

[@johnnylaroux9517]

Probably more of a TF2 fan, or NHL Hockey on an old SEGA Console......

[@hyproescalier977]

- Who are you? - I am death - you watch anime do you? - how do you know? - good, then let's watch it together :)

[@musicalneptunian]

- Who are you? - I am death - You play Texas hold 'em don't you? - how do you know? - I've seen you take down Phil Ivey. - ahh yes I am a skillful poker player. - Let's play poker together! - Why do you want to play me at poker? - Because I will beat you! If I win I go free. As long as I still have a stack of chips, you don't take me away. - So that is your stake? Well, as Death I will deal your final card. Fade out with music...

[@grubblandeg]

I like how chill death is. It's nothing personal, he's just here to do his job

[@MrDintub]

He has all the time in the world. He os in no hurry to reap

[@thatoneguyRyan1]

If only a certain class of people could understand that about law enforcement 🙄

[@3N2sw]

You would hope that Death is impartial about death, of all things consider.

[@KingRidley]

@@thatoneguyRyan1 this is such a disappointing thing to say. We've got this incredible piece of artwork here and you've got to bring your unrelated political opinion into it. It's so completely devoid of any tact.

[@cromulom2223]

@@thatoneguyRyan1 dumbass

[@Azrael__]

"My body is ready, but I am not" - me at 3 am talking to the embodiment of sleep.

[@riches3581]

Hypnos

[@Azrael__]

@@riches3581 Just Googled Hypnos, and his twin brother is Thanatos (death). That's pretty cool.

[@rockenrollern]

The translation there is a bit off because it's a word play, which never work well in translation. He actually says "my body is scared, I am not."

[@Tulanir1]

Mistranslation

[@ragomar194]

Me too

[@mantidream8179]

I love conceptualizations of Death where he is a serious man on the surface, but has an underlying weakness for humor, bargains, and games. It softens death, to an extent, but his willingness to indulge is finite.

[@calebfuller4713]

Have you read Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels? Death is a regularly recurring character there.

[@JonnyInfinite]

You ave sunk my battleshiiip

[@CrusadesOClock]

@@calebfuller4713 Discworld Death is hilarious

[@domedwards5256]

I think this is a comment on the nature of chance and how it is a unified factor in all walks and shades of the world. Plans or anarchy cannot escape pure chance, luck or misfortune. It reflects the nature of fate which is inescapable but purely because it represents an order, chance is the other side of the coin.

[@AgiHammerthief]

COWER BRIEF MORTALS … HO, HO, HO

[@babydingo95]

I don't know why I laugh so uncontrollably when death says: "how do you know?", almost like he's embarrassed that someone knows he plays chess.

[@alexanderfretheim5720]

I read it more as vulnerability.

[@TheBlackFrog79]

Gentlemen play chess.

[@darthgriffin7741]

TheBlackFrog79 nah dude anyone with half a brain knows how to, it’s not that worthy of bragging about or being condescending about it.

[@gabrielmecenas2075]

Darth Griffin Chill down dude

[@paulpolpiboon9535]

I felt it was like he was impressed with the mortals knowledge. It struck him curious, he wanted to know how did a human being come to know this

[@user-ti4mc8ub5q]

The knight actually played chess very well - it took Death 63 years to checkmate him.

[@mlml8018]

Way longer than that! Seeing that this was supposed to take place during the black death

[@azearaazymoto461]

They are referring to the death of the actor of the knight in 2020, 63 years after the release of this film in 1957.

[@grimlund]

​@@azearaazymoto461The actor who played Death died allready in 1971😮.

[@azearaazymoto461]

@@grimlund Is this additional information or did you misunderstand who I was referring to?

[@grimlund]

@@azearaazymoto461 Its additional information. You said that it took Death 63 years to beat the knight. The guy who did play Death died allready in 1971. So "Death" died before the knight😅

[@PrimeTimePaulyRat]

"I've already walked by your side for quite some time." "I know... how about a game of Gwent?"

[@7StarSoccer]

*nods*

[@reginaldmustardbacon5866]

awkwardly

[@Poth94]

mhm...

[@kacknoobdeluxe]

let me guess... he has a dragon ^^

[@tanker00v25]

Bet death has the monsters deck

[@Jogyot3260]

I love how he look eerie but actually very calm. No intimidation or violence, he is just there, do what he need to

[@linushforsberg8385]

He is a force of nature, literal death.

[@AlphaQHard]

@@linushforsberg8385 Then why wont it fight me?

[@MarianMurphy-rz8ej]

They’re all like that.

[@Alistocrat]

"You got black" "That's appropriate, isn't it?"

[@matthewtuckey]

"Well, it gives film students content for their semiotics essays..."

[@lmeza1983]

"you got blacked" -oh shit!

[@edwardgaines6561]

At least Death had a sense of humor.

[@Commonwealth96]

Appropriate because we all get the first move, but Death always has the last.

[@hellyea489]

Death be from South side Bronx yo, he packin a .40 under that whack ass jacket

[@benschmidt3967]

death always has time to talk for people who care to listen- hungarian proverb

[@marazali1816]

would you tell me the original saying please

[@bernardpolicarpio651]

That makes sense because few people are open to the idea of death

[@alexisch8922]

yearbook quote

[@andraslippai3169]

never heard of - i try to find and no luck a hungarian

[@Cjnw]

#Halál

[@ivonnatrolue6747]

- Who are you? - I'm death! - You play Super Smash Bros. Melee don't you? - How do you know?

[@Raskoflinko]

Oh, but I've seen you go 1v1, Fox only, no items, on Final Destination in the paintings and heard it in the songs.

[@alimmali2009]

- I can tell from your unbearable stench

[@SrinivasArnepalli]

hey death wanna smash?

[@anentity8960]

- I read it in Reddit forums, as well as Quora.

[@MrRamazanLale2]

If he said that he would kill him immediately

[@grimfolkmusic]

Actually some nuances are lost in this translation. When Death asks "Are you ready?" The Knight actually mishears him and answers "My body is afraid, I am not." Ready is "beredd" in Swedish and afraid is "rädd", both words are quite similar. This nuance is just a small glimpse into the genius of Bergman's writing in Swedish.

[@PaulAllPro]

But i heard both them say "beredd" tho Could you write their dialogues in original language? If what you're saying is true then what it should be the translated to? I guess just rearrange the knight's dialogue to "my body is not, but i am"

[@goosfraba7668]

He says "min kropp är rädd, inte jag själv!" = lit: "my body is afraid, but I'm not!" BUT: he could be using the archaic form "min kropp är redd, inte jag själv" = "my body is ready, but I'm not" They sound the same tho, ä is like "eh" or "ee" like in "entEr" or "metEr"

[@meiduza]

@@goosfraba7668 This one makes the most sense. I’d forgot about “redd”. Bit of a lost word but I guess we still say we’re gonna “reda ut saker”, to figure out and wrap things up.

[@august_astrom]

I always heard "rädd", and I thought of it as a Freudian slip on Antonius's part. Gives us an insight into his mind to reveal he's actually pretty shaken seeing Death, even though he displays himself as very brave and composed--as you would expect from a knight. It is pretty genius, but that's to be expected from Bergman!

[@nisselarson3227]

@@meiduza En god sås reder sig själv...

[@thecinematicmind]

RIP Max von Sydow 1929-2020 He is gone with Death to play chess for the rest of time leaving behind one of the greatest filmographies in cinema history.

[@kenanacampora]

Well said. Perfect.

[@Cjnw]

… yet failed to get Queen Coronavirus in time for him!

[@randywhite3947]

The Cinematic Mind I’m looking to get into his work where should I start?

[@douglasharley2440]

@@randywhite3947 wikipedia.

[@MrPetter1000]

Randy White utvandrarna

[@babsbybend]

On March 8, 2020, Death said, "Checkmate." Game well played, R.I.P.

[@han-nw8om]

❤️

[@Grahf0]

Please, that is when the match started in earnest.

[@nedmerrill5705]

A beautiful game.

[@Cjnw]

…just before Death could promote a pawn into Queen Coronavirus!

[@themindbowler]

@eddiewinehosen I find your comment kinda obnoxious and that's coming from someone who doesn't think there is an afterlife, that being said Max Von Sydow apparently did so I'm going with @Grahf Zero on this.

[@VoltismProductions]

I like how snappy the dialogue is. Even up against an invincible enemy, the knight maintains his pride. His thoughts remain his own.

[@Abelhawk]

It's funny how you can see the inklings of mad excitement in Death when the chess board is set up. He's so stoked to play.

[@MrClickity]

I imagine there's also a measure of respect for his bravery and composure. Like, "Wow, most mortals freak out and beg+plead when I show up. This dude just politely greeted me and challenged me to a game. Okay, this should be interesting." Even Death must appreciate a change of pace now and then.

[@MrHEC381991]

The best comment I read was; "We all lose the game in the end, but Max played it beautifully." RIP

[@jazzy.8992]

MrHEC381991 that’s the point of life

[@rabidash9309]

The book thief ?

[@JamesHelsel]

Atleast you gave the commenter credit

[@NotHumant8727]

There is no point, we crawl over rocks and keep on wanting and multiplying mainly thinking there is anything to get out of this life.

[@jakehorne5662]

@@NotHumant8727 we are the only sentient life we know of on our level. we are, this universe is, what we make of our combined short efforts. believe have a safe day.

[@JediMasterBaiter]

"I heard you suck at Twister." "How do you know?!"

[@sniffles8655]

Woahhhh 🤣 Exxxxxcelent!

[@starshot2661]

I wish I knew the reference.

[@dgnx69]

Best 2 out of 3. Then it was 3 out of 5. Finally, best of 7.

[@gradualdecay]

Star Shot Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey

[@starshot2661]

@@gradualdecay Thanks

[@aleksandarsokerov9290]

- You play Halo, yes? - How did you know? - My conditions are simple, Halo CE rocket launchers on Prisoner

[@combine1175]

Aleksandar Sokerov Lol. 1v1 me snipers in Chiron TL-34.

[@aleksandarsokerov9290]

@@combine1175 that was more of a shotgun map no?

[@combine1175]

Aleksandar Sokerov EXACTLY

[@DanielGomez-xo1sh]

AR and Magnum in Hang em High

[@Kriegerdammerung]

When Death points at the knight's hand, He is careful not to touch it as it would mean instant death for the human. Very considerate fellow, He was.

[@moodieboymusic4376]

Rest In Peace, Max Von Sydow. You've played an excellent game.

[@themessenger2948]

He didn't win.

[@BigBodyGrim]

He loses? :(

[@JamesJJSMilton]

None of us ever win, but he most assuredly played a great game.

[@notname4414]

@@JamesJJSMilton that hurts...cause its true

[@namename2186]

666th like right here

[@62SG]

Death is a pretty personable guy.

[@Charronia]

Even if he doesn't let anyone get away from him, he does show some sympathy for those he reaps. He offers the protagonist a listening ear throughout the movie.

[@qarcon3247]

+James Fielding reminds me of DC version of death. She's ironically compassionate and offers catharsis for many

[@Mafon2]

What can the harvest hope for, if not the care of the reaper man?

[@jari2018]

You wish.

[@musicalneptunian]

Donald De Trump: Death is a witchhunt! He is FAKE NEWS! SAD!

[@paradoxdea]

This is a very powerful scene: a lone soldier strikes a deal with Death, in order to broker a bargain for his life. Impressive!!

[@louise_rose]

Yes, and in the film, the Knight ends up saving the "circus family" by drawing Death to himself but sending Jof and Mia on a different path, so that they will escape Death. The whole film is done with such seeming ease, there are very few big sets, no medieval city, no "Robin Hood"-type movie stuff. It's actually a low-budget film, completely unbloated and relying on a bunch of highly gifted actors, a superb script and a powerful sense of atmosphere evoked right through the film.

[@purefoldnz3070]

you sunk my battleship!

[@SovereignStatesman]

It's a KNIGHT. And he loses.

[@LemonTheKing900]

Wow a protagonist doing extraordinary things in films surely this doesn't happen in all films (sarcasm for idiots that doesn't get it)

[@HalleluYAH7]

*Imagine, if you died right now; where would your soul go for eternity? Was everything you ever did, without purpose, and never really mattered; or will you just stop existing, after you draw your last breath? Think about this, it is the most important question of your life. There is only one chance to get it right, and it is in this lifetime. Do not be deceived: God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. Heaven is real; place of eternal bliss, peace, joy, and perfection. Hell is real; place of eternal suffering, torment, despair, and agony. You’re going to spend your eternity, in one of those places. God's will is, that nobody would perish. One day; each and every one of us, must appear before The Judgement Seat of The Holy Righteous God, and to give an account, how we have lived our life. The only way to get to Heaven is, if you’ve never broken any part of The God’s Law, in other words, if you’re without sin; and every single one of us have sinned. Not one person, who’s not born again from above, of The Holy Spirit of God, and is still in their sins; can not inherit The Kingdom of God; for the wages of sin is death, and eternal damnation. Our sins separates us from God.* *But The Heavenly Father in His love and mercy, sent His only begotten Son; Jesus Christ, to atone for our sins: He left Heaven’s Throne, was God in flesh, conceived by The Holy Spirit, born of a virgin; lived a holy perfect life, while being in same temptations as we are, yet without sin; was condemned unjustly to death, although being innocent; was beaten, mocked, flogged, and crucified on the cross, and gave up His life and Blood willingly on our behalf; for there is no forgiveness of sins, without the shedding of blood: But Christ; The Spotless and Unblemished Lamb of God, The Final Perfect Sacrifice once and for all; took the punishment of our sins on the cross, sacrificed Himself for us, and paid the sin debt in full; past, present, and future; so we can be forgiven of all our sins, and be redeemed back to God; after the fall in Paradise, by satan's tempting; through The Holy Precious Blood, which Jesus shed on the middle cross at Calvary; in His everlasting love, towards every single one of us.* *If you truly change your mind from your unbelief towards The Lord Jesus Christ, confess your sins, and ask for forgiveness of all your sins from The Lord Jesus Christ; The Holy One of Israel, and believe, have faith, and trust with all your heart: That Jesus Christ of Nazareth, The Messiah; The only begotten Son of The one and only True Living God; was crucified at Calvary, died on the cross for our sins, was buried, rose from the dead by God’s power on the third day, according to The Holy Bible, and by faith receive Him as your personal Lord and Savior; through The Holy Royal Blood of The Lord Jesus Christ; you will be saved, and are born again from above, of The Holy Spirit of God. 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For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus; unto good works, which God hath before ordained; that we should walk in them. **_(According to The Holy Bible; salvation is completely, entirely, and 100% by belief, faith, and trust in The Lord Jesus Christ, by His mercy, and Work of The Cross. God sees us worthy in Christ. Not one of us have lived, nor will live completely sinless, even after being born again. Only The Lord Jesus Christ lived a perfect sinless life, and fullfilled The Law perfectly. We can’t earn salvation by our good deeds, and we’re not kept saved by our good deeds. God has given us free will, how faithfully we want to follow Him. Forsaking sins is absolutely God’s will, but sometimes it can take a very long time; and if we continue to live in sin on purpose: We will reap, what we sow. However; if we believe, have faith, and trust with all our heart in Jesus Christ, as our Lord and Savior: We have no fear of Hell, but access to Heaven, thanks to our Lord, Jesus Christ; for Christ’s Blood, has washed all our sins away, and we have been sealed by The Holy Spirit of promise; which quarantees our inheritance of The Kingdom of God. Belief, faith, and trust in The Lord Jesus Christ + nothing else = Salvation.)_* *Titus 3:5 - Not by works of righteousness, which we have done: But according to His mercy, He (The Lord Jesus Christ) saved us; by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of The Holy Spirit.* *Romans 5:8 - But God commendeth his love toward us, in that; while we were yet sinners: Christ died for us.* *Isaiah 1:18 - ''Come now, and let us reason together.'' Saith The LORD: ''Though your sins be as scarlet; they shall be as white as snow: Though they be red like crimson; they shall be as wool.''* *1. Timothy 2:5 - For there is one God, (God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob), (Jacob = Israel), and one Mediator, between God and men: The Man Christ Jesus. (There is only one God, in three different Persons: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. This is called; The Holy Trinity. There are not three different Gods; but only one God, in three different Persons.)* *The Book of Revelation 1:8 - (Jesus Christ said:) ''I am The Alpha, and The Omega; The Beginning, and The Ending.'' Says The Lord God: ''Who is, and who was, and who is to come: The Almighty.'' (The King of Kings, and Lord of Lords)* *1. Peter 5:8 - Be sober, be vigilant: Because your adversary, the devil; as a roaring lion, walketh about; seeking, whom he may devour.* *John 10:10 - (Jesus said unto them:) ''The thief, (satan), cometh not; but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. 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[@SvendleBerries]

Having been learning Norwegian, this was weird for just a moment. I wasnt paying attention when I clicked on the video. I didnt see the description or notice any indication that it wasnt in English. I was just watching, and then... - "Hvem er du?" - "Jeg er døden." It wasnt until after the first two sentences that I realized it wasnt English and that I still knew what was being said lol Im glad the Norwegian is sticking, and is also helping me with Swedish and Danish. Granted, the spelling in Swedish is different, but the meaning is the same. Takk for video :D

[@kirgan1000]

Swedish and Norwegian is close relatives. -Vem är du?` -Jag är döden.

[@KungKras]

To people reading the subtitles. The translation is accurate. But the characters are speaking swedish in a very oldschool way with very oldschool words and dialects, and that doesn't really come across in the translation.

[@xXcangjieXx]

KungKras This accent is the swedish equivalent to english mid 20th century mid-atlantic accent.

[@notsureiL]

Not old school theater Swedish. Most of the actors he preferred to work with is schooled under Royal Dramatic Theatre (dramaten). Even for a Swede the language is maybe pretentious, stiff, sophisticated. Dramaten is Sweden's version of Englands RADA..

[@Gramrbani27]

One part wrong though, where death asks him if he's ready, he replies that his body is scared, not that his body is prepared (basically, he IS scared so that's why he heard wrong) Note that this is confirmed in the script, as well as a documentary shown on SVT (Swedish national tv channel) a few years ago and possibly even more sources, but those two should be more than enough to prove it to even the most stubborn

[@LordZontar]

@@Gramrbani27 The caption on my copy renders the line "My flesh is afraid, but I am not."

[@Gramrbani27]

​@@LordZontar Yes, in swedish the word used is "body", but as it's a play on the christian saying that the flesh is weak, flesh might fit better in an english translation. But either way my point is that the subtitles on this video is incorrect as the body/flesh is afraid/scared, not "ready".

[@moboutmen]

Death accidentally touches his hand while choosing color... Death: oops

[@boatymcboatface4120]

I thought the same thing, but the knight was quick enough to open his hand.

[@canaanclb]

*Knight, while dying* "You did that on purpose!!"

[@hoppy6437]

This reminds me of a scene in "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey". I wondered why death looked so plain in that movie, but it now seems like it was an homage to this movie scene. Nice! I'm glad you shared this.

[@maarekstele2998]

What's Really funny is that in both movies death cheats

[@greybone777]

This is undoubtedly one of the best movies ever made. What a story. And great acting. 👍

[@jatojo]

"My body is ready, I'm not."

[@jamesdierker4293]

💙💙

[@lmeza1983]

So that the meme came from this scene?

[@xavierlumosbog4012]

Sounds like Offbrand Anime

[@eduardodelarosa7404]

I read in a Spanish translation this way: my spirit is strong but my flesh is weak. Something like that Edit: I realize it is a Bible passage. Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Matthew 26:41 ESV

[@isak8375]

Reggie

[@paulwfranklin1323]

I went on a trip to Gothenburg and the only sentence I knew in Swedish was 'Jag är döden'. Went down well.

[@notsureiL]

Lol underrated comment.

[@altunuzwwiiraidreplaysrobl4129]

@Jowhar Shareef yes

[@twintyara6330]

Ok dragonborn

[@adamaksoy4169]

Humble Man *går till tensta* ”jag är döden”

[@davelee8961]

I imagine no one gave you any guff!

[@daroth7127]

For those who dont know, the knight is Esbern in skyrim...

[@davidstokle2259]

Death even has the right voice. Calm and collected knowing he runs the show of life. This film is a masterpiece. Thanks for posting.

[@Pan472]

The world has officially lost history's best chess player. The one who played with Death himself, even if he lost. But he played masterfully. Like a true chess player. Rest in peace, Max von Sydow. You will be missed.

[@davelee8961]

No one else could have been the Knight!

[@yourmum69_420]

spoilers :/

[@biggusdickus1689]

@@yourmum69_420 It's like six decades old my man, people are gonna talk about it in the comment section.

[@ay6626]

@@yourmum69_420 🤨 bro what that’s the actual actor who died

[@dekippiesip]

I'd expect 'death' as an abstract and supernatural entity to play chess optimally. Something even the best computers can't. In that case it's a lost cause to play him, even if you are Carlsen himself. You will loose, it's even more inevitable than your loss at the hands of stockfish.

[@michaelkelligan7931]

Death----"Why do you want to play chess with me?" Knight----"It worked for Bill and Ted!"

[@stoneroses1989]

To be fair, they played Battleship, Table Top Football and Twister lol.

[@lmeza1983]

Lol

[@craigroaring]

Best 2 out of 3.

[@michaelkelligan7931]

@@craigroaring "DAMN STRAIGHT!"--------Death,Bill and Teds Bogus Jouney

[@sylph8005]

I think Bill & Ted was referencing this

[@yunes2353]

“I want to confess as best I can, but my heart is void. The void is a mirror. I see my face and feel loathing and horror. My indifference to men has shut me out. I live now in a world of ghosts, a prisoner in my dreams.”

[@QuagmiresDungeon]

Never heard or seen this but this scene alone makes me want to watch it

[@shingnosis]

This scene is magical. There is a sense in the delivery that things are pre-ordained, moving along in the direction that it should.... but... still... change is possible. A classic scene, and rigthly so.

[@louise_rose]

Yes, very true. It's almost like they both knew they would meet one day (of course, Death has been following him for years, but invisible).

[@xtraflo]

"Let me live for as long as I can stand against you." Pause after the first move and contemplate your next for the rest of your life ......

[@edwardgaines6561]

Rocky Balboa would have to challenge Death with a boxing match.

[@marcusmartin5758]

tony ferguson will ankle pick death while saying "its tony's time bitch"

[@Papagiorgio153]

@@marcusmartin5758 lol, he is that type of guy.

[@DarthHao]

Death: Judge! My opponent is deliberately slow playing! 😂

[@Testosterooster]

@@marcusmartin5758 "i am dea.." Tony" hold on I'm talking brother"

[@anthonyruiz448]

_"Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it."_ -Ray Kurzweil

[@GjaP_242]

Though the film’s theme, the silence of God and the horror of death if there is no afterlife, is an essentially religious one, The Seventh Seal doesn’t really deal with religion or God as such, but with the place of God and religion in the human heart and human society. 1:11 Source: Decent Films

[@GjaP_242]

Ray Kurzweil, has predicted that the singularity will happen by 2045, but stressed that it's nothing to be scared of.

[@GjaP_242]

Max von Sydow, actor who played chess with Death in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal. 0:07

[@bryanmuster5662]

Kurzweil is a trip. His thoughts on the future of humanity are unsettling and amazing all at once.

[@firebladetenn6633]

"Life is too long." ~Bruce Willis

[@ajwas8565]

I've never even heard of this movie, but after watching that short clip I want more!

[@Fibonacci64]

It's one of the most famous movies in movie history. Ingmar Bergman.

[@khalidalali186]

“Von Sydow was reported to be either an agnostic or an atheist. In 2012, he told Charlie Rose in an interview that Ingmar Bergman had told him he would contact him after death to show him that there was a life after death. When Rose asked von Sydow if he had heard from Bergman, he replied that he had, but chose not to elaborate further on the exact meaning of this statement. In the same interview, he described himself as a doubter in his youth, but stated this doubt was gone, and indicated he came to agree with Bergman's belief in the afterlife.” Quite interesting I must say.

[@DATo_DATonian]

But he did not elaborate. The "life" he may be referring to might just be what we are doing now - remembering him after he is gone. There are two deaths; the first is when we physically die, and the second is the last time someone speaks our name.

[@jonaswieczorek3198]

This itself sounds like something out of a Bergman picture.

[@Puckosar]

Not really

[@Cosima909]

Khalid AlAli thank you for sharing that I didn’t know. 👏🏾👏🏾

[@crossmaster77]

@@DATo_DATonian not really.The afterlife is a popular concept , and apparently Bergman believed in it. so when referring to a " life" after death , Ingmar Bergman definitely talked about the afterlife.

[@Mattebubben]

Death Finally came for Max. One of the greatest Swedish Actors. RIP.

[@dsnodgrass4843]

He played a hell of a game.

[@georgeknight5558]

... our greatest actors. Full stop.

[@rickstrom5499]

V.I.F.....Max...🇸🇪

[@yngvebalmsteen9174]

Oh! I didn't know he was Swedish. It seemed like he always had German roles.

[@jens3280]

@@yngvebalmsteen9174 This is a Swedish film, though. They are speaking Swedish.

[@VELVETPERSON]

I found out about this wonderful film thanks to the movie "The Last Action Hero"

[@KaoticReach1999]

*Pulls out YUGIOH deck* Lets do this

[@druha10304]

"ive already walked by your side for quite some time" - death

[@Tripp1993]

In 0:27, THE moment that changed cinema forever... and introduced Ingmar Bergman to a worldwide audience, and helped dawn the Hollywood Renaissance.

[@XZeroCounterX583]

Ever since 2 months ago(Corona crisis), I've been getting random recommendations of Chess videos and finally I have found the perfect video for chess.

[@bombidil3]

Old cinema and computer games are absolutely amazing because their technological limitation brought out the most intriguing writing.

[@dimitris6258]

"You all say that. But I grant no reprieves." No one ever wins against Death. Rest in Peace Sydow.

[@SixMiracles-uj1zp]

Dimitris Kornianos - Never bet against the house. The house always wins.

[@Cjnw]

Except the _King_ Jesus!

[@FarmersAreCool]

@Envoy extraordinary The Truth has killed every Man who has ever lived.

[@FarmersAreCool]

@Envoy extraordinary Truth is objective. Jesus Christ is The Truth. The Word. The Living Word, that which gives Identity to all things. 6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

[@FarmersAreCool]

Truth is an absolute. It is not relative.

[@brainsick213]

The lighting in this scene is beautiful. A high key lighting on an exterior scene.

[@nastykhan7746]

They have no timers. "The condition is that you let me live for as long as I can stand against you."

[@GeneralChangOfDanang]

"You have sunk my battleship."

[@MorganKing95]

The details in this one scene is just amazing; the beach scenery, the silence, the pauses, the tableau of the knight and Death playing chess, the close-ups, and the aesthetics of the black-and-white footage (even though it was probably done for budget reasons). Even the Swedish language has a certain charm to it

[@Contrabass101]

Nothing can be done in colour, that can not be done better in black and white.

[@OrnamentValleyFilms]

it wasnt for budget reasons it was made in ‘57 tf

[@kda3113]

@SC O'Dubhlaoch it is a stylistic choice

[@OrnamentValleyFilms]

SC O'Dubhlaoch i simply meant at the time black and white was conventional u pedantist

[@ryo-kai8587]

@@OrnamentValleyFilms Technically, movies made in '57 _were_ in B&W for budget or stylistic reasons. Technicolor existed far before that (The Wizard of Oz was 1939), and Eastmancolor came out in '50, which replaced its predecessor's 3-strip process with a single strip, only requiring one reel of film.

[@shanecorcoran8225]

Max Von Sydow has passed away. What a legacy. Hope he greeted Death as an old friend and sat down for another game.

[@GjaP_242]

"If Jesus came back today, and saw what was going on in his name, he'd never stop throwing up." 1:16 Max von Sydow

[@Embrachu]

@@GjaP_242 only problem with that alleged quote is that Jesus is omniscient, so he wouldn't have to return, to discover what has transpired before his bodily return; he already knows everything. Nor would he "vomit", as if he were suddenly surprised at some people's actions during his absence; he foretold such behavior, during his first coming.

[@bbluva20]

Such great cinematography.

[@BITVOLT7]

The more I watch this scene over again and studied the movie it becomes clear how well it encapsulates how human beings deal with their own mortality and that eventually death always wins. The only thing you can do is smile and say not today.

[@brunocoriolano]

Behind him stands a man in black. His face is very pale and he keeps his hands hidden in the wide folds of his cloak. KNIGHT Who are you? DEATH I am Death. KNIGHT Have you come for me? DEATH I have been walking by your side for a long time. KNIGHT That I know. DEATH Are you prepared? KNIGHT My body is frightened, but I am not. DEATH Well, there is no shame in that. The KNIGHT has risen to his feet. He shivers. DEATH opens his cloak to place it around the KNIGHT'S shoulders. KNIGHT Wait a moment. DEATH That's what they all say. I grant no reprieves. KNIGHT You play chess, don't you? A gleam of interest kindles in DEATH'S eyes. DEATH How did you know that? KNIGHT I have seen it in paintings and heard it sung in ballads. DEATH Yes, in fact I'm quite a good chess player. KNIGHT But you can't be better than I am. The KNIGHT rummages in the big black bag which he keeps beside him and takes out a small chessboard. He places it carefully on the ground and begins setting up the pieces. DEATH Why do you want to play chess with me? KNIGHT I have my reasons. DEATH That is your privilege. KNIGHT The condition is that I may live as long as I hold out against you. If I win, you will release me. Is it agreed? The KNIGHT holds out his two fists to DEATH, who smiles at him suddenly. DEATH points to one of the KNIGHT'S hands; it contains a black pawn. KNIGHT You drew black! DEATH Very appropriate. Don't you think so? The KNIGHT and DEATH bend over the chessboard. After a moment of hesitation, Antonius Block opens with his king's pawn. DEATH moves, also using his king's pawn.

[@phaedrus9799]

I just learned that my parents went to a string of Bergman films in the early period of their courtship. I like Bergman a lot, but isn't it INSANE to risk a relationship on a series of films that make a lot of people want to fling themselves off the nearest cliff? Mom: "Yeah.. well he's really cute and kinda sweet... but he took me to this dark movie about Death..... I don't know.... maybe I'll give Freddie Football a try...." It gives me the willies to think of how improbable it was that they would stay together and have me later. Though I guess if you can make it through Bergman, you can make it through most of the troubles in life......

[@Raskoflinko]

I suppose that is true, haha

[@carlosparra8976]

hahaha...good story for a short. I might steal it

[@Billy-Box]

Basically it's about that we are so unaccustomed to feel our feelings, be present in what we do. Therefore, the true art many times be a shock.

[@Godzilla-se8in]

"courtship" "the willies" You talk funny.

[@punpun9972]

wut? I mean Bergman is great and all, but I don't think his films risk relationships.

[@Zach-sx8cm]

this dialogue is clever and powerful in a way I can't really explain. I appreciate the symbolism nonetheless. I gotta see this movie now! thanks for posting!

[@CommissarMitch]

I love how cheery death sounds. Like he has not grown tired of this job at all.

[@danzi268]

Kasparov will never die.

[@Zvenygora]

danzi268 death cheated :-(

[@scatalin09]

You need to see the movie. Our knight was also better in chess, yet Death found a way around it.

[@ubelmensch]

Death plays vidya now

[@sydb]

You might be a king or a little street sweeper but sooner or later you dance with the reaper...

[@SabakuNoSimone]

Just want to correct something. Although it sounds similar, he doesn't say "My body is ready but i am not" but rather "My body is afraid, but i am not" Death says "beredd" meaning ready and the knight says "rädd" meaning scared.

[@quinnriverstandley3026]

One of the greatest films ever made, in my opinion. So ahead of its time...

[@petbr120]

A most appropriate scene now that Max von Sydow finally lost the final game against death. rest in piece you wonderful man and all those amazing roles you played throughout the years. Great love from sweden

[@asiul65]

Dear Patric, the subtitles are perfect. Thanks for uploading. Best regards, Luisa.

[@Raskoflinko]

+Luisa Duarte No problem!

[@akshayvaddagiri4854]

Hahaha He might as well have said "Chess? Well I'm pretty darned good at it kiddo" *adjusts deathly holster*

[@riskiadiatma1360]

Тhis movie is now available to watch heere => twitter.com/491cbaa65126ddcd1/status/795842559696191488 The Sevеnth Seal Theee knight meets Dеath English sub

[@asiul65]

Thank you, R Adhiatma :)

[@BeIteshazzar]

I had a dream about death once and he was very kind.. it was during the time I lived in a high ceiling apartment, where you had to climb up to the sleeping mattres on some ladder.. so in my dream I was waking up at morning time, and heard some rustling noises from bellow.. I've looked down from above and saw death busy cleaning around the apartment.. so I asked if he came for me, and he said yes, but first we have to make the apartment tidy before we "go".. and that was it, lol

[@AbdullahBlackthorn]

So you say as to when people always ask why the place is so messy. Nice.

[@iCanBeHeroic]

I like how Death is only “a skilled player” instead of literally mastering the game seeing as he’s Death

[@johnwayne8494]

He's attempting to be humble.

[@davelee8961]

Well, Death is a very busy man.

[@sylaredge0507]

At last he has come for him, this time without the possibility to postpone with chess. RIP Max von Sydow.

[@rickstrom5499]

V.I.F ...Max...

[@55Quirll]

Like Death came for the last of the 3 brothers in the Deathly Hallows of Harry Potter and they went together as good friends. I hope to meet death that way, with a smile and dignity.

[@55Quirll]

@Hoàng Nguyên Yes, that is what I thought when I remembered the 3rd brother and his cloak of invisibility. Glad I could help. Wish they would make more movies like the 7th Seal, better yet, have more actors like Max.

[@rogerkincaid931]

Thank you for everything, Mr Von Sydow. Now you may rest well.

[@peterpaul231]

This movie grows on you the more you rewatch it. Very profound.

[@Morgil27]

This is one of those movies that's on what I like to call my cinematic bucket list.

[@TralfazConstruction]

I've always admired the timbre and cadence of Max von Sydow's voice. Thank God that many fine examples of the man's work were left to us.

[@peterrollinson-lorimer]

Brilliant, thank you.

[@mazhar_97]

I just saw this reel on Insta and it was more crisp and clear than any 4k movie today

[@IntoTheMindlessAbyss]

That awkward moment when you realize Death is a homie... He so chill, he gonna play chess and rob you of your life. I'd like to think there would be some kind of embodiment or an entity waiting for us all as our time comes. I'd like to quote a line from a cheesy movie if I may, "Death is a gentleman too. He makes good losers of us all. I understand death. Men have always taken it too seriously. Life is more terrifying and more mysterious." - Proteus IV (Demon Seed) 1977

[@L00PdeL00P]

They should’ve played *OH! THAT’S A BASEBALL!*

[@theoutsmarter7592]

They should have played _F_ _MEGA_

[@isaacvelasquez3677]

Damn the jojos references are everywhere

[@derrilazkia1002]

F-MEGA! SERRECT YOUR CURR

[@FoxNamedLuke]

That is the last place I expected a JoJo reference. Just like death, you can't escape from them. You can't *Nigerundayooo~*

[@dj__alien]

*Rerd Dragrn*

[@sethspears1630]

I have no idea what this is or why it was recommended to me, but I’m moderately satisfied after watching it.

[@notsureiL]

Max von Sydow was a young guy in The Seventh Seal only 27 years old. He looks and has the aura of an older man . For a small country, we have some excellent actors and actresses.

[@thanaeros602]

I must be remembering this movie wrong. I thought they played Battleship.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

Oh god, they might do that in a remake....

[@hernandogaribaldi8627]

A reference from the Teenager werewolf?

[@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703]

Battleship, Twister, Clue, Electric Football. Best 3 of 5?

[@Macdaddy590]

Bill and Teds Bogus Journey haha you beat me to it man.

[@thanaeros602]

@@Macdaddy590 ~ air guitars at you ~

[@fabianap.-fabi.goodwell]

One of the reasons I've decided to study Swedish at uni is this movie 🇸🇪🖤

[@AnonYmous-iw6rh]

Knight should have feigned sitting down to play chess, then thrown sand in his eyes and taken off running the other way. Master escape plan 👌

[@HGKyle]

"Who are you?" 'I'm Death" "You play Smash Bros. right?" "How'd you know?" "No questions. Final Destination, No Items, Only Fox. "You're on"

[@aceman0000099]

Cringe

[@veryconcernedjesus2584]

A quote I would like to mention and those who know it might like it “A word of advice, when you play a game of cards with death there is one thing you must never do...” “Win”

[@madlad7837]

Can you explain the meaning of this quote? Quite frankly I don't understand.

[@matheusataide3368]

@@madlad7837 This is something i have from kindred, might aply here. "Does anyone come back?" "Those that do, wish they had not."

[@vksasdgaming9472]

@@madlad7837 Victory may be costlier than dying can be. Especially if Death is sore loser as well.

[@arealhumanbean3058]

Sounds like what an Old Man from Nowhere would say

[@strangelee4400]

@@madlad7837 Maybe Death is a bad loser and will start swinging his scythe?

[@ridd22]

What an actor and what a career!! RIP Sir.

[@coldcutcombo4704]

Now I know where Bill &Ted got their inspiration. Awesome

[@420lildonn]

A beautiful piece of cinema

[@kylefaris4347]

He finally lost this chess game with death. RIP legend

[@TheJasonCombee76]

Legendary actor. What an incredible body of work over so many decades. His role as Father Merrin is so brilliant.

[@frankpfau9054]

one of the best movies! real intelligent art!

[@donaldmackay4837]

Without doubt one of the most brilliant films ever .

[@aiglon27]

Farewell to the Knight! A wonderful clip to remember the great Max von Sydow by. And thanks for the subtitles.

[@luisdavila1236]

Rest in Peace,Max Von Sydow. (04/10/1929-03/8/2020) Outsmarting Death for as long as mortal men could.

[@marcokite]

Rest in Peace,Max Von Sydow. (10/04/1929-8/3/2020)

[@lolyeah3465]

Saw this movie for the first time last night , it's really beautiful

[@therealmr.goat123]

xQc would have lost in 6 moves OMEGALUL

[@Dinjur]

Cheeto

[@LewdConnoisseur]

This carries a new meaning now. RIP

[@pinopalotta]

cause?

[@darklazerx7913]

Max Von Sydov just died

[@Sparrows1121]

Max played an excellent game, thanks for this great cinematic masterpiece!

[@oroshikarasu7769]

Knight: "you play chess dont you?" Death: "boy you dont want this smoke sit down."

[@TheBlaert]

An absolute classic

[@koroba01]

They do not make movies or actors like this anymore, that's a pity...