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Drama
Antonius Block (Max Von Sydow), a knight, returns from a 10-year crusade with his squire, Jöns (Gunnar Björnstrand), to find his homeland ravaged by the plague. When the black-cloaked figure of Death (Bengt Ekerot) appears to claim them, Block, whose war experiences have left him cynical about the existence of God and the afterlife, challenges Death to a game of chess to stall for time and gain some insight into the meaning of life ... [+]
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- es
November 3, 2012
1 of 2 users found this review helpful
No me atrevo a afirmar que sea una obra maestra, puesto que a mí esos diálogos con la muerte me resultan un tanto plomizos. Pero aparte de esto, es un film lleno de vida y donde se atisba la genialidad. Me recuerda en muchas cosas a William Shakespeare, y esto es mucho decir.
