The Name of the Rose (miniseries)
The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa) is an historical drama television miniseries created and directed by Giacomo Battiato for RAI. It is based on the 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.
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| Italian | Il nome della rosa |
| Genre | Historical period drama |
| Created by | Giacomo Battiato |
| Based on | The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco |
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| Story by | Andrea Porporati |
| Directed by | Giacomo Battiato |
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| Narrated by | Peter Davison |
| Composer(s) | Volker Bertelmann |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | John Conroy |
| Editor(s) | Stephen O'Connell |
| Running time | 50–54 minutes |
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| Distributor | Tele München Group |
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| Original network | Rai 1 |
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| Original release | 4 March – 25 March 2019 |
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The Name of the Rose premiered on 4 March 2019 on Rai 1, which commissioned the series in November 2017.[1][2]
Plot
Northern Italy, 1327. The Franciscan friar William of Baskerville (Guglielmo da Baskerville), followed by the young novice Adso of Melk, reaches an isolated Benedictine abbey to participate in a dispute over the evangelical counsel of poverty between representatives of the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival in the abbey the two are involved in a chain of mysterious deaths.[3]
Cast
Starring
- John Turturro as William of Baskerville[1]
- Rupert Everett as Bernard Gui[1]
- Damian Hardung as Adso of Melk.[4]
- Peter Davison narrates the events of the series from the point of view of an old Adso.
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Remigio of Varagine[4]
- Greta Scarano as Margherita / Anna.[4] Kiara McKormick portrays Anna as a child.
- Richard Sammel as Malachi of Hildesheim[4]
- Stefano Fresi as Salvatore[4]
- Roberto Herlitzka as Alinardo of Grottaferrata
- Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Nicolas of Morimondo
- Maurizio Lombardi as Berengar
- Antonia Fotaras as the Occitan Girl
- Guglielmo Favilla as Venanzio
- Piotr Adamczyk as Severinus of Sant'Emmerano[4]
- Tchéky Karyo as Pope John XXII
- Benjamin Stender as Benno of Uppsala
- Claudio Bigagli as Jerome of Kaffa
- Corrado Invernizzi as Michael of Cesena
- Max Malatesta as Aymaro
- Alessio Boni as Dolcino
- Sebastian Koch as the Baron of Neuenberg[4]
- James Cosmo as Jorge of Burgos[4]
- Michael Emerson as the Abbot[2]
Also starring
- Rinat Khismatouline as Cardinal du Pouget
- Camilla Diana as Bianca
- David Brandon as Hugh of Newcastle
Supporting
- Leonardo Pazzagli as Adelmo of Otranto
- Alfredo Pea as Pacifico of Tivoli
- Derek Boschi as Guillam de Masan
- Federigo Ceci as Eudes, Bishop of Carpentras
- Diego Delpiano as Martino
- Gianluigi Fogacci as Roberto, count of Florence
- Nicholas Turturro as Pedro López de Luna, Archbishop of Zaragoza
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Ital. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 2 | "Episode 1" "Episode 2" | Giacomo Battiato | Story by: Andrea Porporati Teleplay by: Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | 4 March 2019 | 6.501[5] |
| 3 4 | "Episode 3" "Episode 4" | Giacomo Battiato | Story by: Andrea Porporati Teleplay by: Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | 11 March 2019 | 4.727[6] |
| 5 6 | "Episode 5" "Episode 6" | Giacomo Battiato | Story by: Andrea Porporati Teleplay by: Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | 18 March 2019 | 3.894[7] |
| 7 8 | "Episode 7" "Episode 8" | Giacomo Battiato | Story by: Andrea Porporati Teleplay by: Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | 25 March 2019 | 3.960[8] |
Distribution
The miniseries premiered on Sundance TV in the United States on 23 May 2019.[9] It premiered on 3 October 2019 on SBS in Australia,[10] and on 11 October 2019 on BBC Two in the United Kingdom.[11]
References
- White, Peter (2 November 2017). "Rupert Everett & John Turturro's The Name of the Rose TV Remake Finds Distributor". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- White, Peter (7 February 2018). "Michael Emerson Joins The Name of the Rose; Go-Betweens Doc Deal; Amazon India Original". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- "Il nome della rosa (La serie)" (in Italian). RaiPlay. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- Clarke, Stewart (17 January 2018). "More International Cast Members Join The Name of the Rose (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- Fumarola, Silvia (5 March 2019). "Il nome della rosa debutta su Rai1 e conquista gli ascolti della prima serata". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- Buonocore, Mattia (12 March 2019). "'Ascolti TV | Lunedì 11 marzo 2019. Forte calo per Il Nome della Rosa (19.86%), Isola 17.31%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- Buonocore, Mattia (19 March 2019). "'Ascolti TV | Lunedì 18 marzo 2019. Crolla Il Nome della Rosa (16.7%-3,9 mln), Isola 17.3% (2,8 mln), Made in Sud 9.9% (2 mln)". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- Buonocore, Mattia (26 March 2019). "'Ascolti TV | Lunedì 25 marzo 2019. Il Nome della Rosa chiude con il 16.9%, Isola 18.3%, Made in Sud 9.4%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- "The Name of the Rose". Sundance TV. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- Knox, David (24 September 2019). "Airdate: The Name of the Rose". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- Rajani, Deepika (18 October 2019). "The Name of the Rose cast: who stars in the BBC series based on Umberto Eco's novel, and where it was filmed". iNews. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links
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