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The Name of the Rose(1986)
Adapted from Umberto Eco's best-selling novel, in the 14th century a progressive Franciscan monk called William of Baskerville solves a mysterious death at a secluded Benedictine Abbey with the help of his young novice. Eventually, Bernardo Gui, an inquisitor gets involved, but he may not have the best intentions. For more about The Name of the Rose and The Name of the Rose Blu-ray release, see The Name of the Rose Blu-ray Review Starring: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin, Michael Lonsdale Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud The Name of the Rose Blu-ray, Video QualityThere's good news and bad news with regard to The Name of the Rose's AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.77:1. Let's get the bad news out of the way first. The Name of the Rose has never been a gorgeous film, partly due to design, and this new Blu-ray doesn't improve the film's inherent softness (especially in second unit outdoor and establishing shots) and grittiness. The good news is the film looks manifestly better and sharper than it did on DVD, especially once we get inside the monastery. The opening sequence is still hobbled by the opticals of the titles, and so don't judge things too harshly by the opening moments. And Annaud obviously was going for a mist-strewn, soft focus ambience a lot of the time, so some of the softness here is certainly intentional. But there are whole new levels of fine detail in this new presentation, including some excellent new shadow detail which was previously hidden in prior home video releases. Grain is still more than evident in this release, as it always has been, but it never devolves here into digital noise levels. The Name of the Rose Blu-ray, Audio QualityThe Name of the Rose's lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track may not be a bombastic, mind blowing track, but it is very well realized and helps to very effectively establish the ambience of a monastery that is haunted, either figuratively or literally. Weird echoes and other lingering sound effects waft across the soundfield and a surprising amount of low end activity establishes a meancing tone from almost the first moment. Environmental effects are very well handled. Some of the dialogue can be a bit hard to decipher due to the international cast, but overall fidelity is very strong and dynamic range is also excellent. The narration which bookends the film is also nicely mixed and seems to have less of the boxy sound which was evident in the film's DVD release.
The Name of the Rose Blu-ray, News and Updates• Copycat, Sleepers, and The Name of the Rose Dated - April 26, 2011 Warner Home Video have revealed that they will release three more highly anticipated films on Blu-ray: Jon Amiel's Copycat (1995), starring Sigourney Weaver (Alien, Death and the Maiden), Holly Hunter (The Piano), and Dermot Mulroney (The Thing Called Love); Barry ... The Name of the Rose Blu-ray, Forum Discussions
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