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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.