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1986
The Name of the Rose is a 1986 historical mystery film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the 1980 novel of the same title by Umberto Eco. Sean Connery stars as the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, called upon to solve a deadly mystery in a medieval abbey. Christian Slater portrays his young apprentice, Adso of Melk, and F. Murray Abraham his Inquisitor rival, Bernardo Gui. Michael Lonsdale, William…
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In some happier times for most people word “medieval” was just a colourful phrase used in *Pulp Fiction*. Today it is used as convenient description how the world would like if current carnage in Eastern Europe continues to escalate (in more optimistic scenarios). On the other hand, films that used phrase “medieval” in its proper meaning – Europe during Middle Ages – are many, but most use it as convenient setting f…More