The Name Of The Rose Tv Series Review

The name of the rose a historical fantasia about a series of murders in a benedictine abbey in northern italy in the early 1300s dazzled the brainiacs and also enjoyed massive commercial success.

The name of the rose tv series review. And a love story. Like an arya stark character. The name of the rose is a series based on the novel by umberto eco. The name of the rose italian.

A 1986 film with sean connery and christian slater got middling reviews which. But never fear it also does the novel one better by adding a bunch of stuff. The series has captured the look and feel of the abbey and its inhabitants very well and it has a lot of dialogue that s taken directly from the novel. This is an ambitious effort that has clearly seen no expense spared.

Everything of the period is infused with a religiosity that is not only philosophical but also highly political. Directed by giacomo battiato and written by battiato andrea porporati nigel williams and turturro the name of the rose is all over the map qualitatively. Umberto eco s 1980 novel the name of the rose was a worldwide hit but adapting it to the screen has been tough. Il nome della rosa is an historical drama television miniseries created and directed by giacomo battiato for rai it is based on the international bestseller novel of the same name by umberto eco the series stars john turturro as william of baskerville and rupert everett as bernard gui it was co produced by italian production companies 11 marzo film and palomar.

In 1327 an enlightened friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at an abbey risking the wrath of a powerful inquisitor. Television adaptation of umberto eco s novel the name of the rose. With john turturro rupert everett damian hardung fabrizio bentivoglio. Ah but that way madness lies.