In the films Le Havre set in Paris by a Finnish director and The Seventh Seal set in Medieval plague-stricken Sweden characters are seeking different types of “havens” or reprieves from death, the immigration police, doubts in faith and humanity. How do they come to terms with these dilemmas and to they reach their goals? What does each film teach us about humanity and the human condition? What ways to the characters overcome challenges, obstacles and the worst of humanity while highlighting its loftier goals and capacities?
