![]() We see both of these storylines through the eyes of the young, Benedictine novice Adso of Melk, William's sidekick. Upon arriving at Avignon, William hears from the abbot about the mysterious death of one of the Benedictine novices and must find out what happened. The movie takes place in November of 1327, deep in the late Middle Ages, where the Franciscan brother William of Baskerville has the tough job of debating a group of Benedictine monks, fellow Franciscan brothers, and delegates of the Pope in Avignon. It was this bestseller through which Eco became a famous writer. French director Jean-Jacques Annaud took the challenge of adapting it to film. The book of more than five hundred pages was released in 1980. Eco was born in 1932 Alessandria and died recently in Milan in 2016. Il nome della rosa, better known as The Name of the Rose, is the masterpiece of Italian writer Umberto Eco. Benedictine Centre for Liturgical Studies.The Inquisition in Film The Inquisition in Film.The Inquisition in History The Inquisition in History. ![]()
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