The Name of the Rose (miniseries) explained

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Creator:Giacomo Battiato
Director:Giacomo Battiato
Story:Andrea Porporati
Narrated:Peter Davison
Composer:Volker Bertelmann
Language:English, Occitan
Num Episodes:8
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Cinematography:John Conroy
Editor:Stephen O'Connell
Runtime:50–54 minutes
Network:Rai 1

The Name of the Rose (it|Il nome della rosa) is a historical drama television miniseries created and directed by Giacomo Battiato for RAI. It is based on the 1980 international bestseller novel of the same name by Umberto Eco. The series stars John Turturro as William of Baskerville and Rupert Everett as Bernard Gui. It was co-produced by Italian production companies 11 Marzo Film and Palomar, and distributed internationally by the Tele München Group.

The Name of the Rose premiered on 4 March 2019 on Rai 1, which commissioned the series in November 2017.[1] [2]

Plot

In November 1327, Pope John XXII and the Emperor Louis the Bavarian are at war. The Franciscan friar William of Baskerville and his young novice Adso of Melk, reach an isolated Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy to participate in a dispute over the role of poverty in the Church. Upon arrival in the abbey, William is drawn into investigating a chain of mysterious deaths.

Cast

Starring

Supporting

Production

Filming began in 2018. The miniseries was shot in Italy and in particular in Abruzzo: at the gorges of Fara San Martino, in Roccamorice, at the hermitage of Santo Spirito a Majella and at the castle of Roccascalegna. Other panoramas were shot in Perugia and Bevagna, while churches and cloisters were reconstructed in the Cinecittà studios in Rome.[4] Other scenes were shot in the Vulci archaeological natural park in the territory of Montalto di Castro[5] and in the Tusculum Archaeological Cultural Park.[6]

Dialogue in Occitan language was translated and supervised in collaboration with the University of Salerno.[7] [8]

Distribution

In Italy, the miniseries made its world premiere on 4 March 2019 on Rai 1.[9] [10] It premiered on 5 March 2019 on OCS in France,[11] [12] on 23 May 2019 on Sundance TV in the United States,[13] on 24 May 2019 on Sky Deutschland in Germany,[14] on 3 October 2019 on SBS in Australia,[15] on 11 October 2019 on BBC Two in the United Kingdom,[16] and on 3 July 2022 on KBS 1TV in South Korea.[17]

Notes and References

  1. News: Rupert Everett & John Turturro's The Name of the Rose TV Remake Finds Distributor . Peter . White . 2 November 2017 . . 7 February 2018 .
  2. News: Michael Emerson Joins The Name of the Rose; Go-Betweens Doc Deal; Amazon India Original . Peter . White . 7 February 2018 . . 7 February 2018 .
  3. Web site: More International Cast Members Join The Name of the Rose (Exclusive) . Stewart . Clarke . 17 January 2018 . . 7 February 2018 .
  4. News: 19 February 2019 . Ecco l'Abruzzo in tv nel nome della rosa . it . Here is Abruzzo in TV in the Name of the Rose . .
  5. Web site: Alaimo . Gaetano . 2018-05-08 . L'antica città di Vulci scelta dalla serie tv "Il Nome della Rosa" . 2022-10-15 . Newtuscia Italia . it-IT.
  6. Web site: 29 March 2018 . Il Tuscolo ripiomba nel medioevo: decine di monaci, popolane, straccioni e guerrieri nel Nome della rosa . Tusculum falls back into the Middle Ages: dozens of monks, commoners, beggars and warriors in the Name of the Rose . 2022-10-15 . Il Mamilio . it-it.
  7. News: Landi . Barbara . 7 March 2019 . "Il Nome della Rosa" parla occitano con l'università di Salerno . it . “The Name of the Rose” speaks Occitan with the University of Salerno . .
  8. Web site: 2019-03-07 . Il Nome della Rosa: importante il lavoro svolto dall'Università degli Studi di Salerno . The Name of the Rose: important the work carried out by the University of Salerno . 2022-10-15 . Zerottonove.it . it-IT.
  9. Web site: Il Nome della Rosa Serie TV Rai 1: trama, ultima puntata, chi è il colpevole e cast della fiction dal libro di Umberto Eco . 2022-10-15 . www.pianetadonna.it . it.
  10. Web site: Su Raiplay Il Nome della rosa disponibile in italiano e inglese . On Rayplay "The Name of the Rose" available in Italian and English . 2022-10-15 . RAI Ufficio Stampa.
  11. Web site: Langlais . Pierre . 2019-03-05 . "Le Nom de la rose" : la série d'OCS est moins piquante que le film, mais le mystère reste prenant . "The Name of the Rose": the OCS series is less stimulating than the film but the mystery remain captivating . 2022-10-15 . . fr.
  12. Web site: Jamet . Constance . 2019-03-05 . Le nom de la rose: faut-il regarder l'adaptation en mini-série du roman à succès d'Umberto Eco? . The Name of the Rose: should one watch the adaptation to mini-series of the successful novel of Umberto Eco? . 2022-10-15 . . fr.
  13. Web site: The Name of the Rose . . 23 April 2019 .
  14. Web site: Lanzerath . Christian . 2019-05-24 . Der Name der Rose: Sky zeigt Meisterwerk als fulminante TV-Serie . The Name of the Rose: Sky shows masterpiece as brilliant TV-series . 2022-10-15 . . de.
  15. Web site: Airdate: The Name of the Rose . Knox . David . TV Tonight . 24 September 2019 . 25 October 2019.
  16. Web site: The Name of the Rose cast: who stars in the BBC series based on Umberto Eco's novel, and where it was filmed . Rajani . Deepika . iNews . 18 October 2019 . 25 October 2019 .
  17. [해외걸작드라마] 움베르토 에코 원작 #장미의이름(The Name of Rose)]. KBS 한국방송. YouTube. 29 June 2022. 8 August 2022. ko.

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