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The Best Opening Lines in Film History - Alison Nastasi - Entertainment - The Atlantic
Antonius Block (Max von Sydow) challenges Death (Bengt Ekerot) to a game of chess in 'The Seventh Seal' / Whether in books or film, a good work of art pulls its audience into the story's world, immersing them in the life of its characters, and giving them a keen sense of where the action is taking place. Skilled writers can ignite that connection almost instantly, and as the shared over the weekend, the literary world is full of fine examples where the first lines in fiction have grabbed readers.