I am totally thrilled, enthralled and immersed by and into this excellent film! That was a real feast of an eye to watch it for the first time, but even after numerous takes it never fails to thrill and attract and marvel. This is a great film, and Sean Connery, Christian Slater and others made a great job. The sepia-dark color scheme of the film adds it to a general obscure atmosphere of that time. The Middle Ages are often misunderstood or mistreated in media, but this book and this film made it real palpable and real. You can smell the sweat of those fat monks, the blood of those slain pigs in the kitchen, the smell of old books in a hidden library, the smell of terrible autodafe fires outside... This is a real masterwork and deserves and very high praise!
Review of The Name of the Rose
