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The Name Of The Rose
1986
Based on Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, THE NAME OF THE ROSE is a medieval whodunnit set in a 14th-century Italian monastery. Franciscan monk William of Baskerville (Sean Connery) and a young novice (Christian Slater) arrive for a conference to find that several monks have been brutally murdered. In his attempt to solve the .. Read more
| Starring | Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Lonsdale, Christian Slater |
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| Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Name Of The Rose
Based on Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, THE NAME OF THE ROSE is a medieval whodunnit set in a 14th-century Italian monastery. Franciscan monk William of Baskerville (Sean Connery) and a young novice (Christian Slater) arrive for a conference to find that several monks have been brutally murdered. In his attempt to solve the crimes, bizarre murders attributed to the devil--he risks being burned for heresy by the holy inquisition. William must challenge the authority of the Catholic Church by eschewing religious fervor in favour of rational thought. Renowned for the performance of the young, virginal Slater in a graphic love scene.
| Starring | Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Michael Lonsdale, Christian Slater, William Hickey |
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| Director | Jean-Jacques Annaud |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 3 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 01 Jul 2006 Production year: 1986 |
| Format | DVD |
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Sean Connery is in majestic form as the Franciscan friar who, with novice Christian Slater, investigates a series of murders in a remote 14th-century abbey, incurring the wrath of vicious inquisitor F Murray Abraham in the process. Director Jean-Jacques Annaud has decoded Umberto Eco's cryptic bestseller with an eye-blinkingly ornate visual style. While the inhabitants of the abbey are mostly as grotesque as gargoyles, the Holmesian figure of Connery dominates and elucidates with the kind of deductive brilliance that Conan Doyle's sleuth was to display centuries later — though Watson would have found this riddle not at all elementary.
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Curious, remote, randomly developed and edited, this can never have been an obvious candidate for box-office success: yet it did pretty well.
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Medieval whodunnit
An excellent film, full of atmosphere - you can almost feel the cold chill. Masterful direction, use of lighting, magnificent sets and scenery. The sense of suspicion, superstition, fear and religious fervour are palpable. To transpose a whodunnit into a medieval setting was no mean ambition - it has been done superbly. Not surprised to hear that it panned in America - far too subtle for them...
Incidentally features a brief, grimy but very very sexy love scene. Not to be missed. -
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Great book, nearly great film
The setting and atmosphere of the book are almost perfectly realised. The lead and most of the supporting cast, including several grotesques are convincing enough.
My only quibbles concern the acting of the novice, which detracts from the overall tone and the simplification of the narrative, which means that some of the subtlety of the story is lost. Not quite a masterpiece, then, but still highly recommended. -
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The Name Of The Rose
Based on Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, THE NAME OF THE ROSE is a medieval whodunnit set in a 14th-century Italian monastery. Franciscan monk William of Baskerville (Sean Connery) and a young novice (Christian Slater) arrive for a conference to find that several monks have been brutally murdered....
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