continues Ingmar Bergman 's magical journey into childhood and contrasts it with an earlier Bergman 'classic'. Introduced by Derek Malcolm
Fanny and Alexander
In four parts starring
3: Fanny and Alexander have moved to their stepfather's residence.
Emilie, blinded by love, tries to conform with the bishop's strict regime, but Alexander rebels and is loyally supported by Fanny.
Written and directed by INGMAR BERGMAN
(A Swedish series with English subtitles) and at 10.20
The Seventh Seal
(Det sjunde inseglet) starring
Max Von Sydow
Gunnar Bjornstrand
On his return from the Crusades, Antonius Block finds his homeland wasted by plague with the wretched survivors taking refuge in fanatical religion. Death appears before Block, but the knight challenges him to a game of chess. At stake is life itself.
Bergman's lyrical and compassionate allegory of the light and dark sides of the human condition won him the International Jury Prize at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival.
Written and directed by INGMAR BERGMAN
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