The Name Of The Rose

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"The 1986 film version of The Name of the Rose, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, is an unsuccessful attempt to piggyback on the best-selling popularity of the book without actually having to film the book, which indeed would be impossible in any case. The filmmakers have focused largely on the murder mystery element of the novel, which is only one thread in the extremely complex tapestry of the novel. The real problem with the film, though, is that the filmmakers do a very poor job even with the murder mystery element that they have decided to feature, leaving many viewers confused on several levels.

Umberto Eco's 1984 novel is structured around play and games, with the author building a wide variety of medieval references, Christian symbolism, and forms of word-play into the fabric of the book in a very complex pattern. The power of the Church stands at the (...)"

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