People complain arthouse cinema is inaccessible. But say what you will about Bergman or Tarkovsky or Wong Kar-wai, they never told people to do tens of hours of homework.
The Seventh Seal is about a knight in a spiritual battle with Death. That's the background. Simple.
Alt: Death in The Seventh Seal, a gaunt figure in a black robe and hood announcing "I am Death."
