Mortality - 'The Seventh Seal' (1957), 'The Fountain' (2006) & 'Ikiru' (1952)

Films for Today
05/09/2021 28 min Temporada 1 Episodio 10

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Episode Synopsis

How does our impending death impact our lives? What does it mean to die? How should we spend our time on Earth? In this episode, we look at three cinematic explorations of death to gain some insight into how we should live.

The Films:
The Seventh Seal (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman
The Fountain (2006) directed by Darren Aronofsky 
Ikiru (1952) directed by Akira Kurosawa

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