The Seventh Seal (US - DVD R1 | BD RA)
Criterion announces DVD and Blu-ray releases of the Ingmar Bergman film
Title: The Seventh Seal (IMDb)
Starring: Max von Sydow
Released: 16th June 2009
SRP: $29.95 (DVD)
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Criterion has announced DVD ($29.95) and Blu-ray ($39.95) releases of The Seventh Seal which stars Max von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand, and Bibi Andersson. The Ingmar Bergman directed film will receive a restored 1.33:1 presentation, along with a Swedish Mono track. An English dub and subtitles will also be provided. Extras will include an introduction by Ingmar Bergman recorded in 2003, a commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie, a new afterword to the commentary by Cowie, an 83-minute documentary ("Bergman Island (2006)"), archival audio interview with Max von Sydow, a 1998 tribute to Bergman by filmmaker Woody Allen, a selected video filmography tracing Bergman's career, and the trailer. We've attached the artwork below:
Quote: Few films have had as large a cultural impact as Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet). Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight (Max von Sydow) encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him to a fateful game of chess. Much studied, imitated, even parodied, but never outdone, Bergman's stunning allegory of man's search for meaning was one of the benchmark foreign imports of America's 1950s art house heyday, pushing cinema's boundaries and ushering in a new era of moviegoing.
News by Tom Woodward
Starring: Max von Sydow
Released: 16th June 2009
SRP: $29.95 (DVD)
Further Details:
Criterion has announced DVD ($29.95) and Blu-ray ($39.95) releases of The Seventh Seal which stars Max von Sydow, Gunnar Bjornstrand, and Bibi Andersson. The Ingmar Bergman directed film will receive a restored 1.33:1 presentation, along with a Swedish Mono track. An English dub and subtitles will also be provided. Extras will include an introduction by Ingmar Bergman recorded in 2003, a commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie, a new afterword to the commentary by Cowie, an 83-minute documentary ("Bergman Island (2006)"), archival audio interview with Max von Sydow, a 1998 tribute to Bergman by filmmaker Woody Allen, a selected video filmography tracing Bergman's career, and the trailer. We've attached the artwork below:
Synopsis
Quote: Few films have had as large a cultural impact as Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet). Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight (Max von Sydow) encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him to a fateful game of chess. Much studied, imitated, even parodied, but never outdone, Bergman's stunning allegory of man's search for meaning was one of the benchmark foreign imports of America's 1950s art house heyday, pushing cinema's boundaries and ushering in a new era of moviegoing.
News by Tom Woodward
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This news is a few weeks old now, but I am still psyched. Somehow I knew they were going to re-release this movie so I've held off buying it for YEARS....glad I did!
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I've held off watching this for too long. I'll probably pick this up. I trust that Criterion will produce the best possibly presentation of this classic.
I think the Grim Reaper's face would have made a better cover....but that is just me being nitpicky.
I have started watching a lot of classics this year. Ever since I saw this release scheduled on the Criterion website, I have been waiting for it. This movie really blew me away when I saw it for the first time earlier this year. It was one of the best films I ever saw. I loved the Knight, the Knave and the Grim Reaper. Really deserves every praise it gets! I will be watching Wild Strawberries later today. Will be my second Bergman film.
The other movie that really blew me away this year was Kurosawa's Ran. Epic doesn't even begin to describe that movie! By far my favourite Kurosawa movie.
The other movie that really blew me away this year was Kurosawa's Ran. Epic doesn't even begin to describe that movie! By far my favourite Kurosawa movie.
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The other movie that really blew me away this year was Kurosawa's Ran. Epic doesn't even begin to describe that movie! By far my favourite Kurosawa movie.Best Kurosawa film, and easily the best piece of epic filmmaking I`ve ever experienced. I highly recommend Kagemusha is you`ve haven`t seen it. Very different yet very amazing.
The other movie that really blew me away this year was Kurosawa's Ran. Epic doesn't even begin to describe that movie! By far my favourite Kurosawa movie.Best Kurosawa film, and easily the best piece of epic filmmaking I`ve ever experienced. I highly recommend Kagemusha is you`ve haven`t seen it. Very different yet very amazing.
I could have sworn Ran was getting a blu-ray release from Criterion, but I can't find it on their site anymore. And now Kagemusha is getting one: http://www.criterion.com/films/948
Those are both great Kurosawa movies, but to be perfectly honest my favorite film of his has to be Ikiru. Probably in my top 5 of all time.
Those are both great Kurosawa movies, but to be perfectly honest my favorite film of his has to be Ikiru. Probably in my top 5 of all time.
Manda of Mu wrote: This news is a few weeks old now, but I am still psyched. Somehow I knew they were going to re-release this movie so I've held off buying it for YEARS....glad I did!
Aye well I've only started adding Criterion stuff in the last 24 hours! Our contacts with them are pretty rubbish!
Aye well I've only started adding Criterion stuff in the last 24 hours! Our contacts with them are pretty rubbish!
I'd love a comparison with the Tartan BD.
hogaburger wrote: I could have sworn Ran was getting a blu-ray release from Criterion, but I can't find it on their site anymore. And now Kagemusha is getting one: http://www.criterion.com/films/948
Unfortunately it seems that Criterion have lost the rights to Ran, which is why the Blu-ray was pulled out. In fact, the DVD edition is out-of-print as well so snapping them up from Amazon is the last way to get them at reasonable rates (if you can consider Criterion rates reasonable!). I ordered mine and it took them almost a month to ship it.
Sorry for hijacking the thread Tom.
Unfortunately it seems that Criterion have lost the rights to Ran, which is why the Blu-ray was pulled out. In fact, the DVD edition is out-of-print as well so snapping them up from Amazon is the last way to get them at reasonable rates (if you can consider Criterion rates reasonable!). I ordered mine and it took them almost a month to ship it.
Sorry for hijacking the thread Tom.
Did anyone notice that on the left side of the covers, the DVD incorrectly says 1976, but the Blu-ray says 1957?
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