Attention, cult film! 38 years after its release, “The Name of the Rose” returns to the cinema. Having become very difficult to watch in recent years due to rights issues, the feature film has been restored in a 4K version. The possibility of its discovery or rediscovery under the best conditions.
The Name of the Rose is director Jean-Jacques Anna’s 4th feature film, released between Fire Wars and The Bear.
The film is adapted from the book by Umberto Eco, which itself became a bestseller. The entire book that Jean-Jacques Anna had to adapt (there were 17 versions of the script!) and reduce (the book represents about 25 hours of reading, 2 hours of performance for the cinema).
The film can be thought of as a form of “whodunit”, a film with a detective story that keeps you in suspense…
A meeting with Jean-Jacques Anaud (Part 1) to discuss the re-release event (which will be followed in a few months by a new DVD/Blu-Ray release of the film with lots of bonuses).
“What I liked was that there was something deeper than we wanted to tell, but in a detective story. Very Sherlock Holmes This is what I loved about Umberto Eco, a mix of serious themes that could have become very boring. With dramatic tension,” recalls Jean-Jacques Annaud to our microphone. “And besides, a sentimental story. An unusual and completely unique blend.“
Story: In 1327, the monks disappeared in the Benedictine abbey. The Franciscan William of Baskerville, assisted by the young novice Adso von Melk, leads the investigation. This is a time when the church finds itself in the midst of a crisis in the dispute over its spiritual and earthly power. This is also the height of the Inquisition. A highly anticipated medieval thriller that was painstakingly produced over three years, paying as much respect to the period as possible, and costing $19 million. It’s also a film by Jean-Jacques Anna, who is always passionately drawn to his subjects.
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