The Name of the Rose

Watch: The Name of the Rose Season 1 Episode 1

S1 EP1

TV-MA

8 episodes1 season

US Release

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.

Created by:

Status:

Ended

Language:

Italian

First air date:

3/4/2019

Last air date:

3/25/2019

Key words:

inquisition
monk
based on novel or book
heresy
religious fundamentalism
science vs religion
murder mystery
theological debate
14th century
franciscan monk
master disciple relationship
pope vs emperor dispute
medieval italy

Seasons

Miniseries

8 Episodes

Cast

John Turturro

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William of Baskerville

Rupert Everett

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Bernardo Gui

Damian Hardung

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Adso of Melk

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

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Remigio of Varagine

Tchéky Karyo

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Pope John XXII

Greta Scarano

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Anna / Margherita

Richard Sammel

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Malachi of Hildesheim

Stefano Fresi

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Salvatore of Montferrat

Roberto Herlitzka

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Alinardo of Grottaferrata

Fausto Maria Sciarappa

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Nicola of Morimondo

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Reviews (1)

leonardo deapertyoon 3
Written 6 year(s) ago
5
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, due to the lack of screen time, they simply cut off the entire boundless field of medieval culture, leaving a detective line, and expanded the melodrama unnecessarily - even the name was interpreted in this vein. The reasons are clear, but the film did not win. In fairness, the new series adheres to the book's interpretation of the title.