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The Name of the Rose is
not for everyone. But, for
adults of at least average in-
telligence who like good
movies and have some pa-
tience, it is a very rewarding
film.
This medieval murder mys-
tery is produced magnifi-
cently. The overall design,
the camera work, the lighting
are all superb.
The 14th Century monas-
tery is recreated spectacu-
larly. The steel blue grays,
the heavy, murky browns
seem to be three-dimensional,
they have such textures.
All this is brilliantly il-
luminated by splashes of
scarlets and whites when the
emissaries of the Pope arrive
for a conference with their
Franciscan brothers. (This
conference is the background
story device for the time and
the setting.)
I've described the look of
the film first because that is
its most striking feature to
me. I found the plot, char-
acterizations, and acting no
less satisfying.
While the opening se-
quences move at a measured
pace, I found The Name of the
Rose compelling from the
first frame to the last. There
was tension and suspense all
along as one bizarre murder
followed another, with just
enough clues and information
to help you understand, with-
out telling too much.
Sean Connery is elegant as
a monk who has survived the
Inquisition and is now temp-
ted to keep a low profile. The
young novice accompanying
him is played engagingly by
Christian Slater.
F. Murray Abraham ap-
pears late in the film as the
Inquisitor. And he is the vil-
lain.
Now it doesn't take a lot of
courage these six centuries
later to take pot shots at the
Inquisition. I guess it's been
pretty generally conceded, lo
these many years, that they
weren't a very nice bunch.
So I guess Abraham doesn't
have to come on so strong. He
could have under, rather
than over-played; and he
probably would have been a
lot scarier that way.
William Hickey appears
briefly as one of the monks. I
was pretty shocked at the
broadness of his playing as
well. Especially in view of
the sensational job he did in
Prizzi's Honor. I still find it
hard to believe he's only in
his early fifties. The make-up
man does a fantastic aging
job on him.
It is refreshing to see an
adult film done with intelli-
gence. It is novel to see a
murder mystery where the
key to the plot is not a fabul-
ous gem or a hidden treasure
trove but rather a library
where Aristotle's Poetics is
hidden.
There are a few grisly mo-
ments where perhaps a few
more gallons of blood than
are necessary are squirted
around, but the squeamish
(like me) can just avert their
eyes.
I have to take issue with
our local critics once again.
One of them complained that
the film does not do justice to
the novel. To me this is to-
tally irrelevant. Most of the
people who see the film will
not have read the novel. The
There was tension
and suspense all
along as one
bizarre murder
followed another.
movie must stand on its own.
Either it entertains, and is a
good movie, or it is not.
As to whether something
better could have been done
with the original material,
well that's another matter
entirely. Incidentally, this is
the same critic who thought
that Pee Wee's Big Adventure
was delightful.
It seems to me that our cri-
tics perpetrate a real injus-
tice when they whipsaw the
film industry this way. They
complain that nothing but
teen-age sexploitation movies
are made. But still they
praise mindless fluff. Then
they carp at an ambitious,
serious film, like this one,
when it comes along.
I liked The Name of the
Rose a great deal. I_ think it
is the kind of film that
thoughtful movie-goers will
like and should support.
Otherwise, all we'll ever get
are the teen-oriented trifles.
Business Seeks
Local Artists
The Business Consortium
for the Arts is seeking visual
and performing artists to ex-
hibit and perform in the
business community. The
visual and performing artists
are requested to send slides
or a cassette . of their work to
the BCA committee, in order
that they may be reviewed.
The BCA annual meeting
will be held Nov. 12 at Allied
Automotive Headquarters, in
Southfield.
For information, contact
Vice chairman Marlowe. Be-
langer, 354-4717.
`My Fair Lady'
Comes To Fisher
The Michigan Opera Thea-
ter will present the Tony
Award-winning musical, My
Fair Lady, beginning Nov. 14
at the Fisher Theater.
The production will feature
Simon Jones as Prof. Henry
Higgins and Judith Blazer as
Eliza Doolittle.
My Fair Lady will run
through Dec. 7. For tickets,
call the Michigan Opera
Theatre box office, 874-SING.