Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.3 / 5.0

A View from Afar:

The seduction of history for me is to be drawn through a window into the past or future and be immersed in a "real" experience, whether it be A.D. 1327, 1984 or 2010. Umberto Eco's first novel, The Name of the Rose (1980, Italian), certainly accomplishes this seduction. The movie (1986) is visual and intellectual chocolate for us adicts. Sean Connery is our medieval Sherlock Holmes. Christian Slater's apprentice fleshes out our own visceral involvement, and the abominable blind cleric embodies an... more info

Great Medieval Thriller:

This review refers to the theatrical movie as the DVD is not available as of this writing. I do think it's worth buying on digital disc because it will be a widescreen version, which I don't think was/is available on VHS. The movie is based on the novel by Umberto Eco who is a master of arcana and esoterica. The novel, one of my true favorites, is richly detailed and atmospheric. The movie tries to capture that dark, ominous, medieval atmosphere and succeeds admirably. This is a superb thriller about the... more info

A Winner in Every Way:

I have seen this fine film 5 or 6 times and each time I see something new and fascinating in it. Umberto Eco's novel was a complex story to adapt to a major film, and this was done with skill and intelligence by Andrew Birkin, G?rard Brach, Howard Franklin & Alain Godard. The idea of such a tragic murder solved with only the tools of the time is nothing short of brilliant. I am wondering how much the BBC television series "Cadfael" with Derek Jacobi is based on this motion picture. Both are... more info

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