After his death under unexplained circumstances in a Benedictine monastery in 1327, the monks are convinced that this is a hint of an apocalypse. The monastery should host a council of Franciscans who think that all material values should be disposed of. William of Baskerville (Sean Connery), a former inquisitor, now a renowned Franciscan priest, was called to determine the circumstances of the mysterious death. But the bizarre murders continue during his investigation.
The whole thing is made more difficult by the Inquisition, led by the eccentric Bernard Guy (F. Murray Abraham), who is trying to get involved in the investigation. When everyone begins to believe that it is about the Devil, and William is threatened with a bonfire because of heresy, he tries to use common sense in order to shed light on the case and save his own life, with the help of young Adso from Melk (Christian Slater).
The film is based on one of the most respected novels of the eighties - the work of the same name by Umberto Ecco, which, along with its virtuoso style, has the greatest feature of multiple layers of meaning. Oscar winner Jean-Jacques Annaud (winner of that award for the film "Black and White in Color") of course could not fully preserve it, so Eco, dissatisfied with the screenplay, said that the film has nothing to do with his book. However, based on the plot of the novel, Annaud created an interesting work of his own, the flaws of which were found by those who expected the impossible from him - a faithful reproduction of a literary template.
Ja sam knjigu procitao i super je film jos nisam pregledao.