Chichester Cinema at New Park
The Name of the Rose
An intellectually nonconformist monk (Sean Connery) investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
Based on Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, ‘The Name of the Rose’ is a medieval whodunnit set in a 14th-century Italian monastery. Franciscan monk William of Baskerville (Sean Connery) - a sly nod to Conan Doyle surely, and a young novice (Christian Slater) arrive for a conference to find that several monks have been brutally murdered.
In his attempt to solve the crimes, bizarre murders attributed to the devil - he risks being burned for heresy by the holy inquisition. William must challenge the authority of the Catholic Church by eschewing religious fervour in favour of rational thought. Contains a fine international cast and a splendidly evocative location, with direction by Jean Jacques Anaud that lets the story flow in a naturalistic unfussy manner.
Part of the SPIRITUAL CINEMA SEASON
Germany · 
Italy · 
France · 1986 · Jean-Jacques Annaud · 126min
