Prime VideoThe Name of the Rose (1986)
Bias Rating
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Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
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Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Positive
Overview
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict critiques religious authoritarianism and the suppression of knowledge, championing reason and intellectual freedom, which aligns with progressive values.
The movie features a cast that is consistent with its 14th-century European monastery setting, primarily consisting of white male characters without any intentional race or gender re-casting. The narrative explores themes of faith, reason, and institutional power within this historical context, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays same-sex relationships among monks as 'sodomy,' a sin contributing to the monastery's moral decay. Characters involved face tragic outcomes, including suicide and gruesome death, without any affirming counterbalance. The narrative frames these acts negatively, aligning them with the overall corruption and dark secrets of the monastic setting.
The film critiques the corruption, hypocrisy, and intellectual suppression of medieval Church institutions and certain adherents. However, its protagonist, William of Baskerville, embodies a rational and humane form of Christianity, whose virtues the narrative affirms, condemning abuses within the faith rather than the faith itself.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
All significant characters in the 1986 film adaptation maintain the same gender as established in Umberto Eco's original novel. No characters canonically male or female in the source material are portrayed as a different gender on screen.
The film adapts Umberto Eco's novel, set in a 14th-century Italian monastery. All major characters, canonically depicted as white Europeans in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the 1986 movie. No character's race was altered from the established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.7
7.5
Critic Ratings
7.2
5.4
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