The Name of the Rose * Quotes
Release date: 09/24/1986
Runtime: 130 min
Top-Position: 37. (-> Top 10 Movies)
Based on the best-selling novel by Umberto Eco, the film "The Name of the Rose" tells the story of a Franciscan monk named William of Baskerville (played by Sean Connery) who must solve a murder in a remote Benedictine abbey in the Italian Alps in 1327. Along with his young novice scholar Adson (Christian Slater), William comes across a series of other mysterious deaths and a secret library that is a thorn in the side of some of the monks.
The film "The Name of the Rose" is a gripping adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel of the same name and keeps the viewer in suspense until the very end. Sean Connery shines as the charismatic, skeptical and perceptive William of Baskerville, who is tasked with solving the murder case, while Christian Slater delivers a convincing performance as his young, naive and devout novice Adson. The film's plot is full of twists and surprises that add to both the suspense and intelligence of the story. The film also addresses issues such as abuse of power in the church, scientific progress, and the importance of knowledge and education that are still relevant today. The impressive sets and costumes, as well as James Horner's impressive music, round out the overall picture. "The Name of the Rose" is a gripping thriller and a fascinating historical drama that will delight not only fans of the novel.
The film "The Name of the Rose" is a gripping adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel of the same name and keeps the viewer in suspense until the very end. Sean Connery shines as the charismatic, skeptical and perceptive William of Baskerville, who is tasked with solving the murder case, while Christian Slater delivers a convincing performance as his young, naive and devout novice Adson. The film's plot is full of twists and surprises that add to both the suspense and intelligence of the story. The film also addresses issues such as abuse of power in the church, scientific progress, and the importance of knowledge and education that are still relevant today. The impressive sets and costumes, as well as James Horner's impressive music, round out the overall picture. "The Name of the Rose" is a gripping thriller and a fascinating historical drama that will delight not only fans of the novel.
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Cast (partial)
Sean Connery (William of Baskerville), Christian Slater (Adso of Melk), F. Murray Abraham (Bernardo Gui), Ron Perlman (Salvatore), Michael Habeck (Berengar) (more...)
Movie Quotes
William: "But what is so alarming about laughter?"
Jorge: "Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith, because without fear of the Devil there is no more need of God."
Jorge: "Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith, because without fear of the Devil there is no more need of God."
William of Baskerville Sean Connery
Jorge de Burgos Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Adso: "Master? Have you ever been in love?"
William: "In love? Yeah, many times."
Adso: "You were?"
William: "Yes, of course. Aristotle, Ovid, Vergil..."
Adso: "No, no, no. I meant with a..."
William: "Oh. Ah. Are you not confusing love with lust?"
Adso: "Am I? I don't know. I want only her own good. I want her to be happy. I want to save her from her poverty."
William: "Oh, dear."
Adso: "Why "oh dear"?"
William: "You *are* in love."
Adso: "Is that bad?"
William: "For a monk, it does present certain problems."
Adso: "But doesn't St. Thomas Aquinas praise love above all other virtues?"
William: "Yes, the love of God, Adso. The love of God."
Adso: "Oh... And the love of woman?"
William: "Of woman? Thomas Aquinas knew precious little, but the scriptures are very clear. Proverbs warns us, "Woman takes possession of a man's precious soul", while Ecclesiastes tells us, "More bitter than death is woman"."
Adso: "Yes, but what do you think, Master?"
William: "Well, of course I don't have the benefit of your experience, but I find it difficult to convince myself that God would have introduced such a foul being into creation without endowing her with *some* virtures. Hmm? How peaceful life would be without love, Adso, how safe, how tranquil, and how dull."
William: "In love? Yeah, many times."
Adso: "You were?"
William: "Yes, of course. Aristotle, Ovid, Vergil..."
Adso: "No, no, no. I meant with a..."
William: "Oh. Ah. Are you not confusing love with lust?"
Adso: "Am I? I don't know. I want only her own good. I want her to be happy. I want to save her from her poverty."
William: "Oh, dear."
Adso: "Why "oh dear"?"
William: "You *are* in love."
Adso: "Is that bad?"
William: "For a monk, it does present certain problems."
Adso: "But doesn't St. Thomas Aquinas praise love above all other virtues?"
William: "Yes, the love of God, Adso. The love of God."
Adso: "Oh... And the love of woman?"
William: "Of woman? Thomas Aquinas knew precious little, but the scriptures are very clear. Proverbs warns us, "Woman takes possession of a man's precious soul", while Ecclesiastes tells us, "More bitter than death is woman"."
Adso: "Yes, but what do you think, Master?"
William: "Well, of course I don't have the benefit of your experience, but I find it difficult to convince myself that God would have introduced such a foul being into creation without endowing her with *some* virtures. Hmm? How peaceful life would be without love, Adso, how safe, how tranquil, and how dull."
Adso of Melk Christian Slater
William of Baskerville Sean Connery
"Adso, if I knew the answers to everything, I would be teaching theology in Paris."
William of Baskerville Sean Connery
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"I have never regretted my decision, for I learned from my master much that was wise and good and true. When at last we parted company, he presented me with his eyeglasses. I was still young - he said - but someday they would serve me well. And in fact, I'm wearing them now on my nose as I write these lines. Then he embraced me fondly - like a father - and sent me on my way. I never saw him again, and know not what became of him, but I pray always that God received his soul, and forgave the many little vanities to which he was driven by his intellectual pride. And yet, now that I am an old, old man, I must confess that of all the faces that appear to me out of the past, the one I see most clearly is that of the girl of whom I've never ceased to dream these many long years. She was the only earthly love in my life, yet... I never knew, nor ever learned, her name."
[as an old man]
[as an old man]
Adso of Melk Christian Slater
Adso: "Do you think that this is a place abandoned by God?"
William: "Have you ever known a place where God would have felt at home?"
William: "Have you ever known a place where God would have felt at home?"
Adso of Melk Christian Slater
William of Baskerville Sean Connery
William: "She is already burnt flesh, Adso. Bernardo Gui has spoken: she is a witch."
Adso: "But that's not true, and you know it!"
William: "I know. I also know that anyone who disputes the verdict of an Inquisitor is guilty of heresy."
Adso: "But that's not true, and you know it!"
William: "I know. I also know that anyone who disputes the verdict of an Inquisitor is guilty of heresy."
William of Baskerville Sean Connery
Adso of Melk Christian Slater
William: "How many more rooms? Ah! How many more books? No one should be forbidden to consult these books freely."
Adso: "Perhaps they are thought to be too precious, too fragile."
William: "No, it's not that, Adso. It's because they often contain a wisdom that is different from ours and ideas that could encourage us to doubt the infallability of the word of God... and doubt, Adso, is the enemy of faith."
Adso: "Perhaps they are thought to be too precious, too fragile."
William: "No, it's not that, Adso. It's because they often contain a wisdom that is different from ours and ideas that could encourage us to doubt the infallability of the word of God... and doubt, Adso, is the enemy of faith."
William of Baskerville Sean Connery
Adso of Melk Christian Slater
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