based on umberto eco’s award winning bestseller
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U m B e R T o e c o was born on January 5, 1932 in Alessandria, Italy. A voracious reader in his childhood of everything from classic novels to comics, he went on to become a scholar of Aesthetics and Semiotics, working as a professor at the University of Bologna. Many of his writings in criticism, history and communication have been translated into various foreign languages.
When his medieval-themed novel T h e N a m e o f T h e R o s e appeared in 1980, Eco became an international literary star.Eco died on February 19, 2016 in Milan.
T h e a U T h o R
With T h e N a m e o f T h e R o s e author Umberto Eco has created a monumental masterpiece, which depicts a turning point in history. He transposed 40 years of studies on the Middle Ages into this novel, which casts a new light on the Medieval Era and announces its dissolution.At the same time, this marks the dawn of a new age, in which cities, and no longer the Abbeys, will be the engine of the world and bring to life a new culture.
T h e N a m e o f T h e R o s e is a highly acclaimed award winning bestseller, which sold more than 50 million copies worldwide. The book is ranked No. 14 among the ‘Best Books of the 20th Century ’ by prestigious French newspaper Le Monde.
I T a l y , 1 3 2 7 : The Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his apprentice Adso of Melk arrive at a secluded monastery in the Alps, where they become witnesses of a series of mysterious murders. While Baskerville and Melk are investigating and searching for the killer, they are hunted themselves by the merciless inquisitor Bernard Gui, who prosecutes those who criticize the Pope. In fact, he sets out to terminate the Franciscan Order itself and so, Baskerville is on the top of his list.
T h e B o o k
T h e s e R I e s(8 × 60´)
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T U RT U R Roas William of Baskerville
Da m I a N
h a R D U NGas Adso of Melk
RU P e RT
e V e R e T Tas Bernard Gui
G R e Ta
s c a R a N oas Margherita / as AnnaMargherita /
T U RT U R Ro
D I R e c T e D B y :
m I c h a e l
e m e R s oNas The Abbot
Ja m e s
c o s m oas Jorge of Burgos
G I a c o m o
B aT T I aT o
Writer / DirectorEmmy Award® Nominee
—l’infiltré
karol: a man who became pope
Writer/Director Giacomo Battiato is considered one of Italy’s most talented fi lmmakers. In 2008 he won at the Rome International Film Festival with his movie Resolution 819.
His mini- series L’Infi ltré was nominated for an Emmy Award® in 2012.
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