Der Name der Rose (The Name of the Rose)

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Der Name der Rose (The Name of the Rose)

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Christian Slater, Elya Baskin, F Murray Abraham, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Helmut Qualtinger

Adapted from Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, director Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Name of the Rose is a 14th century murder-mystery thriller starring Sean Connery as a Sherlock Holmes-esque Franciscan...( read more  read more... ) monk called William of Baskerville. When a murder occurs at a secluded Benedictine Abbey, William is called in to investigate. As he and his apprentice, Adson von Melk (Christian Slater), delve deeper and deeper into the case, more dead bodies begin to turn up. Eventually, Bernardo Gui, an inquisitor played by F. Murray Abraham gets involved, but he may not have the best intentions. Sean Connery's performance earned him the award for Best Actor at the 1988 British Academy Awards.~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

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  • SirPant
    September 25, 2009
    SirPant
    A brilliant murder mystery set in a very grim 14th-century Benedictine monastery. It?s a classic!
  • garyX
    May 29, 2009
    garyX
    In this adaptation of Umberto Eco's celebrated novel, Franciscan friar Sean Connery investigates a series of bizarre murders in a monastery in the 14th century. Aside from the rather unusual subject matter, this is a unique film in that it does not feature the usual starlets and ...( read more)pretty boy actors populating a glossy Hollywood-ized version of history; it actually looks and feels like a working Medieval abbey. And as such, the monks will win no beauty competitions! Most of them would look perfectly at home adorning the abbey walls with the rest of the gargoyles! This just adds to the already potent atmosphere, and in one of his best roles, Sean Connery commands the screen as well as the able supporting cast including the ever reliable Ron Perlman as the demented hunchback. The story explores the theme of religious intolerance and climate of hysteria in which a reasonable minded man of learning can find it impossible to function within; "justice" is doled out by self-appointed prophets who dare not be opposed on pain of death, and blind faith and superstition replace logic and reason. Let's face it, things haven't changed much over the centuries. Add some wonderfully literary and witty dialogue and fascinating historical insights, and you have a film that works both as an excellent adaptation and a satisfying murder mystery.
  • BiologyBabe2012
    May 28, 2008
    BiologyBabe2012
    As a great fan of the book, I was determined to separate the film from it. And, when you do, the movie is actually very enjoyable.

    It's faithful to the novel, I'll add. But, ignoring that, it's a cold look at the neuroticism hidden under the surface of many - if not all ...( read more)- religions.

    Though Connery is good, it is Slater who really breaks through in the movie, despite the odd pudding - bowl haircut. At seventeen or so, he managed to keep up with his much older co - stars superbly. No awards for the poor chap, though.

    Overall, a great watch. The Da Vinci code for people who want to think.
  • harrycaul
    April 29, 2008
    harrycaul
    Although Sean Connery's Franciscan sleuth is called William of Baskerville, and he's prone to declaring his feats of reasoning as 'elementary' to an intellectually inferior companion, he is not a worthy, Medieval precursor to Sherlock Holmes - at least not in this 'Palimpsest' of...( read more) Umberto Eco's novel, which I haven't read - for the following reason: too many of Baskerville's leaps in understanding are intuitive rather than deductive. Furthermore, instead of being detected, too many of the facts of the mystery are simply volunteered by the supporting characters, especially by Michael Lonsdale's Abbot and Ron Perlman's hunchback, Salvatore. However, even if "The Name of the Rose" fails to satisfy as a detective story, it still has much to recommend itself. The photography and use of location are splendid, the supporting cast of monks are unforgettably grotesque, especially Perlman, and the film is powerfully atmospheric, with a fine period feel. Along with "The Untouchables" and "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade", this was one of the last great roles Connery had, before he got a little too old for Hollywood to know what to do with him and slid into an embarrassing decline.
  • thmtsang
    April 15, 2008
    thmtsang
    Good cast. This is like a dectective murder investigation in a monstery.
  • shadow16ro
    December 17, 2009
    shadow16ro
    I read the book from Umberto Eco just before I saw the dramatization.
    I think that the movie follows very well the book.
    I was thrilled from the start until the end.The actors are awesome .
    Both the book and the movie are incredible, full of mystery and very dark (although there ...( read more)are some comical scenes) -so please give it a go.
  • rickrudge
    December 14, 2009
    rickrudge
    The Name of the Rose (1986)

    This movie is based on Umberto Eco's novel set in a 1327 Northern Italy Benedictine monastery, and features an international cast. Two Franciscan delegate monks, Brother William of Baskerville (Sean Connery), and his novitiate side-kick, Novice Adso ...( read more)of Melk (Christian Slater) are here to attend a council debate dealing with the poor and church wealth.

    There are some mysterious deaths of some talented Illuminators in the Abbey. Many are blaming it on the work of the devil, but Brother William's superior skills of deduction and reason suspects that it might be something else.

    The other monks are very secretive about what is going on at the monastery. Making everybody suspicious, including the hunchback Salvatore (brilliantly played by a very young Ron Perlman) who speaks many different tongues. There's also a beautiful peasant girl (Valentina Vargas) who may be a witch and has enchanted young Adso.

    Brother William wants to investigate the Scriptorium and the abbey's library to see what they're hiding. Are there forbidden books that are stored there? There is also the untimely visit of the grand inquisitor, Bernardo Gui (F. Murray Abraham) who has dealt with Brother William before.
  • marcosjos
    December 12, 2009
    marcosjos
    Suspense, hard cenes and a lot of intelligence in the intrigue. And it is the few movies of Holllywood that we learn History.

    It catch your atention!
  • mojo00
    November 4, 2009
    mojo00
    Whilst watching this movie I tried really hard to think of the meaning of the movie. But I couldn't. Then I tried really hard to describe the movie in a few words. But I couldn't.
    This is one of the worst movies I've seen for a long time, it was supposed to be a detective story ...( read more)with excitement and everything. But I just didn't get it. This story wasn't remotely exciting whatsoever. In fact it was rubbish, nothing ever happened and everything just went in slow-motion. All of a sudden some wacky scene comes up out of nowhere and you just start wondering what really happened? Where did that come from?
    Okay, so these people are trying to find out who the murderer is to all these people who have been found dead. That sounds quite exciting, right? Wrong! This movie would've been everything I'd hoped for if it had just been made in the right way but it wasn't. It was made in a way that made me fall asleep. It was made in a way which made me just forget everything about it.
    After having watched this movie I didn't have one single nice thought about it. A movie that I can't even describe in one word because my whole head gets dizzy when I think about the actual storyline. Because I hardly even know the storyline, isn't worth watching for a minute or recommending to anyone else who's bound to think the same!
  • gabihbi
    November 2, 2009
    gabihbi
    I prefer the book...
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