Woody
Allen once said Ingmar Bergman was the greatest filmmaker since the invention
of the cinema, and his favorite of the many masterpieces created by the auteur
is The Seventh Seal (originally
released in Sweden in 1957).While an
earlier edition of the film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection
years ago, the company has seen fit to restore and re-release it in a special
2-disk set (both on Blu-Ray and DVD).In
short, the results are magnificent.
Extras
on the first disk are the previously mentioned filmed Afterword, a commentary
by Cowie, a narrated tribute to Bergman by Woody Allen, an audio interview with
Max von Sydow, and the theatrical trailer.The bonus disk is the same as Bergman
Island, also a separate release by Criterion (see below).
Any
serious film buff must have The Seventh
Seal in his or her collection.