The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the famous Italian literary theorist and linguist Vimberto Eco. The novel is the result of 30 years of research on the history of the Middle Ages by Eco. Since its inception in 1980, it has not only won several awards in Italy and abroad, but has also been translated into 24 languages and published, with sales of more than 4 million copies. Like the novel, the film has been widely praised by audiences all over the world, with a high attendance rate in the Federal Republic of Germany, even surpassing the "Rambo" sequel and the fourth episode of "Rocky", and has won many awards in Western Europe.
The reason why the film has won the appreciation of many audiences is not only because it has the stylistic characteristics of American thriller films, but more importantly, because the director understands and reproduces Eco's "unstable heart cannot be expressed by theory, and must turn to the words expressed in the novel." ", he perceives and deepens Eco, with his profound research skills, keen eye observation and analysis of complex historical events, and the philosophical issues closely related to the contemporary era reflected through historical novels, namely, the question of which is more important between spirit and material. At the same time, the director also gave the film a deeper connotation.
Through the gentle and affectionate narration of the elderly Adso, the film reflects the extraordinary experience of him and his teacher William in the monastery during the unforgettable seven days of his life, as well as his respect and nostalgia for his teacher, and at the same time in a deeper level. The above shows how, as a person with distinctive personality, radical thinking, and humanity, how to break through the barriers created by the dark society, protect the spiritual wealth inherited in human history from being imprisoned or even destroyed, and at the same time not becoming a certain crazy extreme. Slaves of faith. The film’s performance of a series of murders that took place in a short week is not so much a vivid description of the rise of humanism in the 14th to 16th century European Renaissance era. Thinkers must get rid of the shackles of scholastic philosophy and church thought and advocate caring for people. The reason for the respect for people and the people-centered world outlook is rather detailed and profoundly expressing the corruption and stubbornness of the reactionary ruling class on the eve of every social political turmoil or cultural innovation movement. All kinds of painful and contradictory mentality caused by the high pressure and persecution: or try to fight, but the power is weak, the strength is weak, and the persecution will eventually be confused, confused, hesitant, such as Ubertino, William; or abnormal, abnormal, Looking for excitement, drunkenness, life and death, such as the homosexual Belenga, Adelmo, Fernancios, the secret prostitute Remicgio and the hunchback Servantori; or numbness due to helplessness, resignation, as in the film Franciscans The monks of the various congregations.
Eco did not write the novel in a simple, clear and easy-to-understand manner in order to accommodate contemporary readers, but a true and meticulous depiction of the historical environment of the Middle Ages, with the purpose of admonishing readers: human beings are always the same. Even if the environment changes and social norms change, the inner nature of mankind will not change. The director used the same method to bring the novel to the screen. The film truly and meticulously portrays a medieval social environment that is completely different from modern society, attracting the audience to step into it, and live, think, be alarmed and afraid with the characters in the film like people in the Middle Ages, instead of keeping the audience away from this environment Observe it through the binoculars.
In order to attract audiences, director Arnold not only approached American movies in terms of subject matter and style, but also borrowed American experience in the selection of actors and the scale of scenes. Drawing lessons from the plot movement patterns of beginning, development, climax, and ending in the traditional drama narrative structure of American genre films, and emphasizes the integrity of the narrative structure, the film has a distinct rhythm, suspense throughout, and an exciting plot. The film is contrary to the "non-plot" and "non-dramatic" of some European directors in the 1950s and 1960s, and contempt for the script. The script and dialogue have been carefully scrutinized and revised repeatedly. Four screenwriters were invited and a total of 15 were written. draft. The film uses famous actors to make wonderful performances. William is played by British actor Sean Connery, who plays James Bond, the world-famous spy of James Bond; British actor Murray Abraham, who plays Inquisitor Bernardo Goue, plays Sa Lieri won the Oscar for Best Actor; the blind old monastery Yoje Debugos was played by the 81-year-old Fedor Chaliapin, whose father was the famous Russian singer Chaliapin . In order to show the truthfulness of the image and to win the trust of the audience, the film cost $16.5 million. The director spent 6 months studying various materials from the 14th century and hired the famous medieval historian Jacques Le Goff as a consultant. In search of a medieval-style monastery, Arnold spent three years touring more than 300 monasteries in Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany, and finally chose the 12th-century Eberbach Monastery near Frankfurt. Arnold built the monastery exterior building needed for filming on a hill outside Rome, and built the most important and mysterious labyrinth tower library in the film at a studio in Rome. All the props in the film, from the scripture reading table in the writing room, the heavy candelabra to the gilded ancient book, are all specially made by hand. Arnold and photographer Delhi Corey also meticulously studied the works of Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Giotto and Bruegel, and photographed them with natural light, thus fully showing that the medieval monastery was mainly illuminated by oil lamps. Light effect.
Modern movies not only emphasize the fidelity of the images and images to create an objective real world to confuse the audience, but also use a large number of metaphors and symbolism to reflect the artist's personal philosophical views and aesthetic propositions. The film is full of metaphorical symbols, from large and small figures, to monasteries, to props. This is the difference between the film and the American thriller film. It also explains why 95% of American film critics praised the film, while the major American companies that only know the distribution of genre films are unable to do anything about the film's distribution in the United States. The title itself has profound implications. Eco believes that "the title of the book should arouse readers' rich imagination, rather than set rules for them", so he abandoned the original "crimes in the monastery" and "Melek's Adesso". Rose is a symbol and has rich meaning, as Shakespeare said: "What is the meaning of a rose? What we call a rose, if we rename it to another name, it smells just as fragrant." Hubert of France once said : "A withered rose will never be forgotten by its name." However, what exactly is the "rose's name" in the film? The audience can judge according to their own experience and understanding.
The strange book that disturbed the monastery in the film has been lost in history. It is a symbol of truth and human spiritual wealth. The monks disregard taboos and read it secretly, which symbolizes the human yearning for beauty, the yearning for joy, and the pursuit of life. At the same time, its imprisonment symbolizes the darkness of medieval rule, the individual's spirit is suppressed, and the individual's personality cannot be liberated. Although the book was burned and no longer exists, people still can't forget it. Is it the "Rose's Name"?
That girl often went to the monastery and copulated with the monks in charge of food to get food to stay alive. On the one hand, it reflects that the peasants are exploited by the church forces and live in poverty; on the other hand, it shows the shamelessness of life in the monastery, and it also hides a deeper meaning. She was simple and natural, and fell in love with Adso at first sight, and he will never forget it. She is a symbol, a symbol of the whole woman. Can this girl without a name be the "Rose's Name"?
The protagonist of the film, William, is a symbolic screen image. He is not or not just an isolated figure, but a general image with unique aesthetic connotations. In the film, on the one hand, he is a man living in the Middle Ages, a monk, on the other hand, he condenses the complex contradictions and moral concepts of the entire mankind, and is the spiritual representative of mankind. At the micro level, the audience not only sees William as a British monk with wit, humor, demeanor, indifferent attitude, and extraordinary charm, but also through him, at the macro level, he sees the director’s humanistic attitude and handling like love (including love to God). Themes such as love and love for women), crime, and honesty make William a microcosm of human civilization.
The director Arnold, born in 1943, studied Greek, Latin, aesthetics and medieval history at the University of Paris. At the age of 20, he is famous for his commercials. Twenty years later, some people say that each of his films is a continuous challenge to the Seventh Art Tradition Law. The first feature film "Black and White in Color" won the 1976 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The satirical comedy "Do whatever you want" (1978, the old translation "Reckless Action", played in my country) tells the story of a football player who was abandoned first and then became a hero. "War of Fire" (1981) is magnificent and vividly shows how prehistoric humans obtained survival and wisdom through labor and struggle. The theme of "Bear" (1988) is even more unique. Through the story of two bears caring for and helping each other, they condemn human beings' ruthless and unrighteous acts of destroying the ecological environment of animals.
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