We must make an idol of our fear, and that idol we shall call god.

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We must make an idol of our fear, and that idol we shall call god.

In the original Swedish

Vi måste göra oss ett beläte av vår rädsla och det belätet ska vi kalla för Gud.

Antonius Block

The Seventh Seal · 1957

★ 3.8

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Topic

Fear Nature of God God

Genre

Fantasy drama (film)Drama (film)Fantasy drama Drama

Medium

Film

Time

1957

Person

Antonius Block

Provenance

Citation

Det sjunde inseglet [The Seventh Seal]. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957.

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