The Seventh Seal

Name: The Seventh Seal
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Location: Edison Filmhub

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The Seventh Seal

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took place · 4 Oct 2026

Edison Filmhub, Prague

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Ingmar Bergman's classic Swedish drama about seven mortals confronted by Death. The film explores humanity's encounter with fate and the search for meaning in life when faced with inevitable mortality.

Screening at Edison Filmhub cinema in Prague.

About the venue: Edison Filmhub

Edison Filmhub is a modern art-house cinema with a café/bar in the centre of Prague, opened in 2019. It screens premiere titles and reruns of European art-house films, alongside special film introductions and lectures. At least one English-friendly screening is offered daily. The venue also hosts various film festivals and events for film professionals and enthusiasts.

Jeruzalémská 2, 110 00 Praha 1 Get directions

About: Max von Sydow

Born Carl Adolf von Sydow in Lund, Sweden, Max von Sydow became one of the defining faces of 20th-century world cinema. His range took him from Ingmar Bergman's existential dramas to Hollywood blockbusters like The Exorcist, and later to Star Wars and Game of Thrones.

150+

films and TV projects in total

2×

Oscar nominations (Pelle the Conqueror 1988, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close 2012)

films made with Ingmar Bergman

years of active career (1949-2020)

What's new

2021-03
The Swedish Film Institute organized an online retrospective of six Swedish films by von Sydow on the occasion of the first anniversary of his death.
2020-03
Max von Sydow died on March 8, 2020 in Provence, France at the age of 90; he was survived by his wife Catherine Brelet and four children.
2016
Von Sydow joined the sixth season of the Game of Thrones series as the Three-Eyed Raven, for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination.

Tracks

The Seventh Seal (1957)iconic role of a knight playing chess with Death, first of his collaborations with Bergman

The Exorcist (1973)role of Father Merrin in William Friedkin's cult horror film

Pelle the Conqueror (1987)Oscar nomination for best male acting performance in a leading role

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)second Oscar nomination, this time for a supporting role

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)role of Lor San Tekka in the opening of the new Star Wars trilogy

About: Gunnel Lindblom

Swedish actress and director Gunnel Lindblom was one of Ingmar Bergman's closest long-term collaborators, from the iconic films of the 1950s-60s to stage productions at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre. She turned to directing in 1977, making four feature films under Bergman's Cinematograph production banner.

decade of active career (1952-2018)

feature films as director

productions at the Royal Dramatic Theatre

2001

year of awarding the honorary Guldbagge award for lifetime achievement

What's new

2021-01
Gunnel Lindblom died on January 24, 2021, at the age of 89 in Brottby, Sweden.
2019
Lindblom performed in Strindberg's Dream (Ett drömspel) directed by Anna Pettersson at Strindberg's Intima Teater - one of her last stage performances.
2018
The Stockholm Film Festival honored her with the Stockholm Achievement Award for her lifetime contribution to cinema.

Tracks

Det sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal)Bergman's 1957 film, Lindblom as a mute woman - one of the most famous roles of her career

Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries)Bergman's 1957 film, Lindblom as Charlotta Borg

Tystnaden (The Silence)Bergman's controversial 1963 film, Lindblom in one of two main female roles

Sally och friheten (Sally and Freedom)A 1981 film directed by Lindblom - won the ecumenical jury prize in Montreal

Flickan med draktatueringen (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)Swedish adaptation from 2009, Lindblom as Isabella Vanger - one of her last film appearances

About: Ingmar Bergman

Over six decades, Swedish director Ingmar Bergman made more than 60 films and directed over 170 stage productions; titles like The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, and Persona are cornerstones of world cinema. Three of his films took the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Bergman himself received the honorary Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

films awarded Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film

total awards received (awards and nominations: 64 wins out of 113)

60+

films and television works produced

170+

theatrical productions

What's new

2024-12
In December 2024, the Brussels opera La Monnaie hosted the world premiere of the opera Fanny and Alexander by composer Mikael Karlsson, created based on Bergman's 1982 film of the same name; the production was directed by Ivo Van Hove.
2025-02
From February to April 2025, the Seattle cinema SIFF Cinema presented a retrospective of ten restored Bergman films titled The Magic Lantern of Ingmar Bergman.
2024-12
The opera Fanny and Alexander was broadcast live on the channels Mezzo Live, medici.tv, and Auvio; the radio broadcast on the station Klara took place in January 2025.

Tracks

The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet)film from 1957, philosophical allegory about death and faith, one of the most famous films in world cinema

Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället)film from 1957, surrealist journey of an aging professor into his own past; Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival

Personaexperimental film from 1966, groundbreaking work exploring identity and psyche; Bergman considered it one of his most important works

Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander)film from 1982, autobiographical family saga; four Oscars including Best Foreign Language Film, Bergman called it 'the sum of his life as a filmmaker'

Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop)film from 1972, chamber drama about dying and alienation; Oscar nomination for Best Picture

About: Bibi Andersson

Swedish actress Bibi Andersson (1935-2019) built her reputation across thirteen films with Ingmar Bergman, earning a shared Best Actress prize at Cannes in 1958 for Brink of Life. Her portrayal of nurse Alma in Persona (1966) is widely regarded as a landmark of 20th-century European cinema.

90+

films total in career

films made with Bergman

Guldbagge awards (Swedish film Oscar)

What's new

2019-04
Bibi Andersson died on April 14, 2019 in Stockholm at the age of 83; the Swedish Film Institute named her one of the greatest actresses in the history of Swedish cinema.
2009
In 2009, Andersson suffered a severe stroke, after which she did not return to an active acting career.

Tracks

Persona (1966)Bergman's psychological drama; the role of Sister Alma is considered one of the best female performances in cinema history

Lesní jahody / Wild Strawberries (1957)Bergman's classic film; Andersson plays two roles - a hitchhiker and the first love of an old professor

Sedmá pečeť / The Seventh Seal (1957)Iconic medieval story; Andersson as a symbol of hope amid plague apocalypse

Pokraj života / Brink of Life (1958)Bergman's film set in a maternity ward; brought Andersson the award for best female acting performance at Cannes 1958

Scény z manželského života / Scenes from a Marriage (1973)Bergman's television cycle; Andersson in a guest role awarded by the American National Society of Film Critics

About: Gunnar Björnstrand

Born in Stockholm in 1909, Björnstrand spent four decades in front of the camera and on stage, becoming the cornerstone of Bergman's ensemble - an actor who could make cold irony and existential anguish feel like two sides of the same coin.

films made with Ingmar Bergman (most of all actors)

180+

films total throughout career

What's new

1983
Björnstrand received the Ingmar Bergman Award at the 19th Guldbagge Awards ceremony for his lifetime contribution to Swedish cinema.

Tracks

Sedmá pečeť (Det sjunde inseglet, 1957)the role of squire Jönse - one of the most famous figures in world arthouse cinema

Lesní jahody (Smultronstället, 1957)Bergman's film awarded the Golden Bear in Berlin

Světlo v zimě (Nattvardsgästerna, 1963)the leading role of a priest in crisis of faith, considered the peak of Björnstrand's acting career

Úsměvy letní noci (Sommarnattens leende, 1955)Bergman's comedy, the basis for Stephen Sondheim's musical A Little Night Music

Fanny a Alexander (Fanny och Alexander, 1982)Björnstrand's last film, Bergman's farewell to cinema

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