The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

  • Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
  • Writer: Umberto Eco,Andrew Birkin,Gérard Brach
  • Countries of origin: West Germany, Italy, France
  • Language: English, Italian, Latin, German
  • Release date: September 24, 1986
  • Runtime: 2h 10min
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Ime rože
  • "Name der Rose, Der" is a feature film directed by Jean Jacques Annaud, starring Thomas Sean Connery and Christian Slater. It was released in 1986.
    The film tells that in the 14th century , an important religious meeting was suddenly destroyed by five mysterious killers. Franciscan friar William ( Thomas Sean Connery ) is responsible for tracking down the culprit behind the scenes. With the help of his young entourage (Christine Slater), William is approaching the truth step by step.

    Details

    • Release date September 24, 1986
    • Filming locations Kloster Eberbach, Eltville Am Rhein, Hessen, Germany
    • Production companies Constantin Film, Cristaldifilm, Les Films Ariane

    Box office

    Budget

    ITL 30,000,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $7,153,487

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $494,571

    Gross worldwide

    $7,153,487

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    • By Ford 2022-03-25 09:01:09

      The name of the rose, the unspeakable name

      Just finished watching this early classic, and there are several layers of self-understanding about the title "The Name of the Rose".

      Neither the movie nor the book does the rose appear. The name of the rose, alluding to the girl in the movie, is the beginning of the Christian's experience of sex and love; the name of the rose, the secret hidden in the mysterious library, and the secret of the whole church; the name of the rose, the questioning of divine authority and abstinence ; the...

    • By Letitia 2022-03-25 09:01:09

      no fear, no faith

      2018.3.18, I saw this film at 01:53 The original intention of watching this film is actually that the teacher mentioned three times in a class that "roses used to be famous in the past, but today people hold only the name of roses", which is the problem of signifiers and referents. Seeing that now, there are 15 minutes left in the film to end, I still don't understand the relationship between the title and the content. The film contains a lot of literary metaphors, so it may indeed be better...

    • By Kelli 2022-03-25 09:01:09

      Eco's self-report on the creation of the novel "The Name of the Rose"

      An author who names his work "The Name of the Rose" should accurately face the multiple interpretations of the subject. As an empirical writer, I think I chose this title entirely to give the reader freedom of interpretation: "The image of the rose is so rich in meaning that it has no meaning now: Dante's Mystical Rose roses that stand for love; roses that cause wars; roses that dwarf art; roses that come by many other names; a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose, and a rose is a...

    • By Arch 2022-03-25 09:01:09

      Thoughts that have nothing to do with girls

      After reading several introductions, I personally agree with the relationship between Rose and Rome. I think if you don’t know medieval theology and Christian history, you should have heard of or learned about religious uprisings and the creation of theology, as well as the creation and development of Christianity. With the only knowledge, the fake alms given to the monastery in the movie, the extortionate taxes on the commoners, the greedy money-sucking by the church in the name of God, and...

    • By Ethyl 2022-03-25 09:01:09

      First time writing a long film review "The Name of the Rose"

      It was first written in the public account
        that the crusades took place in the twelfth century, and Syria was conquered for the first time. After the crusades, it was surprisingly discovered that medieval Europe had destroyed all the civilizations of Greece and Rome. Therefore, at that time it was discovered that the most important achievement of Greek civilization was philosophical thought. The most valuable part of philosophical thought is the thought of Aristotle. The vast majority of...

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    • By Sylvan 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      Eco's original work is so difficult and obscure, the film has been remade as much as possible, and the sets and costumes have also greatly restored the dark judgment of the Middle Ages and the dark clouds of the monastery. The old film of 1986 [I watched in German] The soundtrack, the sense of...

    • By Ludie 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      Adapted as a film. I thought it was a very good work. It's just a pity that the fear of knowledge and the emptiness of symbols are not reflected in the...

    • By Mckenna 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      The evil role of religion in closed...

    • By Adelle 2022-04-23 07:02:07

      Everything about the rose of yesteryear was in its name, but all we have now is a name. In fact, I still don't quite understand what the name of the rosa means; probably everyone can't help being excited when they see such a library labyrinth, but it's a pity to burn it down; the characters are so strange and scary, I can't understand the Middle Ages , dirty, mysterious and...

    • By Dillon 2022-04-23 07:02:07

      If you haven't read the book, you would think this film is a masterpiece, so the original. . . . . . I was impressed by the ML...

    Movie plot

    Italy in the Middle Ages was in the shadow of Catholic feudal forces opposing rule. The British Franciscan monk William and his young apprentice Adso came to the Benedictine monastery in the mountains of northern Italy. Participate in great debates about religion and poverty, kingship and will. During the seven days in the monastery , they heard and witnessed the mysterious deaths of monks such as Adelmo, a Greek translator and...
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    Background creation

    This film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the Italian semiotics master Humberto Umberto Eco . The director popularized the original story about religious philosophy and enhanced the entertainment effect. However, the whole story is arranged in disorder and complicated, but the atmosphere control is still excellent. The struggles of the dark medieval religious factions in Europe are vividly expressed, and the overall style...
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    Movie quotes

    • Adso of Melk: Master? Have you ever been in love?

      William of Baskerville: In love? Yeah, many times.

      Adso of Melk: You were?

      William of Baskerville: Yes, of course. Aristotle, Ovid, Vergil...

      Adso of Melk: No, no, no. I meant with a...

      William of Baskerville: Oh. Ah. Are you not confusing love with lust?

      Adso of Melk: Am I? I don't know. I want only her own good. I want her to be happy. I want to save her from her poverty.

      William of Baskerville: Oh, dear.

      Adso of Melk: Why "oh dear"?

      William of Baskerville: You *are* in love.

      Adso of Melk: Is that bad?

      William of Baskerville: For a monk, it does present certain problems.

      Adso of Melk: But doesn't St. Thomas Aquinas praise love above all other virtues?

      William of Baskerville: Yes, the love of God, Adso. The love of God.

      Adso of Melk: Oh... And the love of woman?

      William of Baskerville: Of woman? Thomas Aquinas knew precious little, but the scriptures are very clear. Proverbs warns us, "Woman takes possession of a man's precious soul", while Ecclesiastes tells us, "More bitter than death is woman".

      Adso of Melk: Yes, but what do you think, Master?

      William of Baskerville: Well, of course I don't have the benefit of your experience, but I find it difficult to convince myself that God would have introduced such a foul being into creation without endowing her with *some* virtures. Hmm? How peaceful life would be without love, Adso, how safe, how tranquil, and how dull.

    • William of Baskerville: [after finding the secret room of books in the tower] How many more rooms? Ah! How many more books? No one should be forbidden to consult these books freely.

      Adso of Melk: Perhaps they are thought to be too precious, too fragile.

      William of Baskerville: No, it's not that, Adso. It's because they often contain a wisdom that is different from ours and ideas that could encourage us to doubt the infallability of the word of God... And doubt, Adso, is the enemy of faith.

    • William of Baskerville: My venerable brother, there are many books that speak of comedy. Why does this one fill you with such fear?

      Jorge de Burgos: Because it's by Aristotle.

      William of Baskerville: [Chasing after Jorge who runs with the Second Book of Poetics by Aristotle intending to destroy it] But what is so alarming about laughter?

      Jorge de Burgos: Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith because without fear of the Devil, there is no more need of God.

      William of Baskerville: But you will not eliminate laughter by eliminating that book.

      Jorge de Burgos: No, to be sure, laughter will remain the common man's recreation. But what will happen if, because of this book, learned men were to pronounce it admissable to laugh at everything? Can we laugh at God? The world would relapse into chaos! Therefore, I seal that which was not to be said.

      [he eats the poisoned pages of the book]

      Jorge de Burgos: In the tomb I become.

      [he tosses the book at the candle, which ignites a fire that destroys all the books in the abbey tower]