The Name of the Rose (miniseries)
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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 | Volker Bertelmann |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) |
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| Cinematography | John Conroy |
| Editor | Stephen O'Connell |
| Running time | 50–54 minutes |
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| Network | Rai 1 |
| Release | 4 March 2019 – present |
The Name of the Rose (Italian: Il nome della rosa) is an Italian-German historical period drama television miniseries created and directed by Giacomo Battiato. 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 for Rai Fiction and Tele München Group.
The Name of the Rose premiered on 4 March 2019 on Rai 1, which commissioned the series in November 2017.[1][2]
Plot
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 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
Main
- John Turturro as William of Baskerville[1]
- Rupert Everett as Bernard Gui[1]
- Damian Hardung as Adso of Melk[4]
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Remigio of Varagine[4]
- Greta Scarano as Margherita / Anna[4]
- Richard Sammel as Malachia of Hildesheim[4]
- Stefano Fresi as Salvatore[4]
- Roberto Herlitzka as Alinardo of Grottaferrata
- Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Nicola of Morimondo
- Maurizio Lombardi as Berengar
- Antonia Fotaras as the Occitan Girl
- Guglielmo Favilla as Venance
- Piotr Adamczyk as Severinus of Sant'Emmerano[4]
- Tchéky Karyo as Pope John XXII
- Benjamin Stender as Bence of Uppsala
- Claudio Bigagli as Jerome of Jaffa
- 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]
Supporting
- Rinat Khismatouline as Cardinal du Pouget
- Camilla Diana as Bianca
- David Brandon as Hugh of Newcastle
Peter Davison narrates the events of the series from the point of view of an old Adso.
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[7] | Story by: Andrea Porporati Teleplay by: Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | 18 March 2019[8] | N/A |
| 7 8 | "Episode 7" "Episode 8" | Giacomo Battiato[7] | Story by: Andrea Porporati Teleplay by: Giacomo Battiato, Andrea Porporati, John Turturro, Nigel Williams | 25 March 2019[8] | N/A |
Distribution
In the U.S. and Canada the series will be shown on SundanceTV and Sundance Now,[9] while in Australia by SBS and UK by the BBC.
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b White, Peter (7 February 2018). "Michael Emerson Joins 'The Name Of The Rose'; Go-Betweens Doc Deal; Amazon India Original – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Il nome della rosa (La serie) - RaiPlay". www.raiplay.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Clarke, Stewart (17 January 2018). "More International Cast Members Join 'The Name of the Rose' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "'Il nome della rosa' debutta su Rai1 e conquista gli ascolti della prima serata". La Repubblica (in Italian). 5 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "'Ascolti TV | Lunedì 11 marzo 2019. Forte calo per Il Nome della Rosa (19.86%), Isola 17.31%". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). 12 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick (February 28, 2019). "John Turturro on 'The Name of the Rose': Politics, Celibacy and the Suppression of Women". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Il Nome della Rosa Episodes Guide and Summaries". Next Episode. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ GmbH, DWDL.de. "TMG verkauft "Der Name der Rose" in die USA und Kanada - DWDL.de".