The Name of the Rose (2019)

Original title

Il nome della rosa

Directed by

Giacomo Battiato

Genre

thriller, drama television series, historical film, mystery fiction

Country

Germany, Italy

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 118 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a 14th century Italian monastery, a Franciscan friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths. He must navigate religious politics and secret manuscripts to uncover the truth.

intriguingsombermysteriousslow-burnhistoricalcerebraltenseatmospheric

What happens

The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa) is a 2019 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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