The Name of the Rose (2019)

Drama, Mystery, War & Politics 52m

70^%

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Score

6.9/10

Overview

Northern Italy, 1327. The Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young apprentice Adso of Melk reach an isolated Benedictine abbey on the Alps to aid in a dispute between the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival at the abbey, the two find themselves involved in a chain of mysterious deaths.

Top Billed Cast

John Turturro

William of Baskerville

Rupert Everett

Bernardo Gui

Damian Hardung

Adso of Melk

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Remigio of Varagine

Tchéky Karyo

Pope John XXII

Greta Scarano

Anna / Margherita

Richard Sammel

Malachi of Hildesheim

Stefano Fresi

Salvatore of Montferrat

Roberto Herlitzka

Alinardo of Grottaferrata

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Reviews

A review by leonardo deapertyoon 3

Written on June 13, 2019

I was really looking forward to this adaptation, although on the whole I guessed that a work of this magnitude would hardly succumb at the second attempt. Guess ... Of course, during the viewing it was not possible to avoid comparisons with the 1986 film, and this is what happened. In the old film version was almost immaculate hit with a choice of actors. All But the huge miscalculation is that, d...

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