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The Name of the Rose (1986). i was lucky to have seen this movie about 2 weeks after reading the book Civilization of the Middle Ages. Otherwise, some of the historical nuances would have made no sense. The setting is pretty accurately portrayed, and the underlying backstory concerning the two sects of monks was spot on. Sean Connery was of course his good old self, and newcomer Christian Slater played the young apprentice with aplomb. He must have been stoked to do the scene with "the girl." The mood of restrictive repression of the times was nicely created, and the camera captured the dirty and ominous medieval nature of the land, monastary, and peasant village. The story was strong and well layed out. The direction was great. While the ending smelled of Hollywood, it did not detract anything from the wonderful nature of this film. Overall a really good watch. Ashe.
derek
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