El nombre de la Rosa [Español Latino]

Overview

The video is a dramatized story set in a remote Benedictine abbey in the dark north of Italy (1327), centered on the famous saying/title “The Name of the Rose.” It unfolds as a mystery and theology-tinged thriller in which a scholar investigates a series of deaths linked to a forbidden Greek book about comedy—a text the monks fear could undermine faith.

Main Plot / Key Events

• William of Baskerville arrives at the abbey to help investigate the death of a young monk, Brother Adelo, a renowned illuminator whose body is found horribly mutilated after a storm.
• The abbey is already tense: the monks suspect supernatural evil (“the devil”) is at work. They want William’s reasoning, but some also want his conclusions tightly controlled.
• William quickly deduces the deaths are not random. He interrogates monks and witnesses, observes strange details (e.g., movement, footprints, left-handed handwriting, and hidden access points), and builds a logical chain of evidence.
• He learns the killings are connected to a sealed/hidden forbidden library and to the translator/scholar Ben Antius (a left-hander), who also dies after finding or reading the book.
• The mystery culminates in the reveal that multiple deaths occur because the forbidden text—the second book of Aristotle’s Poetics on comedy—is portrayed as dangerously corrupting (it can kill).
• William faces escalating resistance from the Inquisition, especially Bernardo/Bernard, an ominous authoritarian inquisitor figure who believes the investigation must stop and that dissent is heresy.
• Despite evidence and William’s attempts to protect innocents, the inquisitor proceedings result in confessions, verdicts, imprisonments, and executions, while the abbey collapses into catastrophic chaos.
• The book’s suppression ties to a burning climax: a final attempt to stop dissemination triggers fire spreading toward the church, forcing desperate escapes and final confrontations.
• The story ends with William’s long recollection—his glasses and a bittersweet reflection on a mysterious girl he once loved—linking intellectual horror to personal longing.

Highlights / Notable Jokes & Reactions

• Religious “fear vs logic” conflict: The monks repeatedly interpret events as demonic, while William insists on rational explanations—creating recurring comedic friction and sharp dialogue.

• Aristotle + comedy debate: A central intellectual conflict questions whether laughter (and comedy) is spiritually dangerous. One side treats laughter as “the wind of the devil,” while William (and eventually the antagonist) argues about what fear does to faith.

• Mystery-deduction banter (classic detective beats):

  • Footprints and physical clues lead to clever conclusions, including misdirection about where someone fell from and the mechanics of “suicide vs murder.”
  • Suspense is built with coded instructions (zodiac directions, “Greek letters,” mirror traps), sometimes mixed with absurd touches like ink tricks and coded riddles.

• Villainous symbolism: The recurring motif of blackened fingers and tongues functions like a “signature” of the book’s lethal influence—making the investigation feel like a grim puzzle.

• Dark irony: Even after the truth is discovered, the Inquisition often refuses it, prioritizing “doctrinal certainty” over evidence—making the tragic outcome feel inevitable once the tribunal begins.

Performers / Personalities Mentioned (End List)

Main credited actors appearing in the subtitles:

• Sean Connery (as William of Baskerville)
• Murray Abraham
• Roberto Benigni (appears as Benedict/related character “Benedict” in subtitles—exact role partially obscured by subtitle errors)
• Chapin (role unclear due to subtitle garbling)
• William Hickey
• Michelman
• Heller (role unclear)
• Valentina Vargas
• Christian Slater (likely playing the young novice/central younger character; exact name garbled in subtitles)

Additional figures include Bernardo (the Inquisitor) and various monks (names like Salvatore, Remigio, Ubertino, Berengar, Malachi appear), though the subtitles do not consistently map them to specific actor names.