When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
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witch
dying and death
blacksmith
chess
countryside
allegory
crusade
artist
juggler
witch burning
last judgment
symbolism
sense of life
grim reaper
black and white
demon
middle ages (476-1453)
black death
playing chess
death personified
death incarnate
14th century
relaxed
matter of life and death
belief in god
meaning of life
virgin mary
life teacher
metaphysical
seeking a god
metaphysical drama
metaphysics, mysticism, kabbalah, spiritism
the virgin mary
