Northern Italy, during the early 14th century. Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his novice Adso of Melk arrive at a Benedictine abbey where a mysterious suicide has occurred ahead of an important theological Church conference. William, known for his deductive and analytic mind, confronts the worried Abbot and gains permission to investigate the death. Over the next few days, several other bizarre deaths occur, and the two gradually discover that everything is not what it seems in the abbey…. The book was written by Umberto Eco, and an extremely heavy-going tome it is, though definitely rewarding if you have the patience for it. Annaud, who has a lifelong fascination with medieval churches, told Eco that he was convinced the book was written for only one person to direct — that is to say himself. He spent four years preparing the project.

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It must be hard enough as an actor filming your first ever sex scene, but imagine what it's like when you only recently lost your virginity. That's what it was like for Christian Slater when he was a year-old filming the film 'The Name of the Rose'. But luckily he had Sean Connery to bring his extensive Bond experience to the table and give him some advice.
The plot moves along so slowly that, at almost any moment, you can go to the lobby for popcorn without having to worry about missing anything important. In fact, for maximum enjoyment, you'd be better off skipping the movie and concentrating on the popcorn. The failure of The Name of the Rose is especially disappointing because the film's premise is more intriguing than most. Based on a best-selling novel by Umberto Eco, the picture takes a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery and sets it in a 14th-century abbey. Just to be sure everyone understands the Sherlockian influence, the hero of the film is called William of Baskerville -- as in The Hound of the Baskervilles. William, a Franciscan monk, doesn't sport a pipe, a cape or a deerstalker, but he does have a faithful assistant who narrates the story. Upon solving a minor puzzle of the murder case, William turns to his loyal retainer and exclaims, "My dear Adso, it's elementary. Glacial pacing is just one problem in The Name of the Rose; hazy plotting is another. Four writers contributed to the screenplay and yet, though I didn't step out for popcorn even once, I can't fully explain why the murders were committed.