The Name of the Rose restored and projected at the end of the Lumière festival
In the presence of its director, Jean-Jacques Annaud.
In the year 1327, the monk William of Baskerville investigated mysterious deaths affecting the brotherhood. The secret seems to lie in a book considered cursed…
The program for the Lumière 2023 festival continues to expand! After announcing a tribute to Wim Wenderswho will be honored as part of this 15th edition, but also a night Star Wars and a family screening of Jungle Book For celebrate 100 years of Disney studios, or even retrospectives devoted to Wes Anderson, Yasujirō Ozu, Alexander Payne and Robert Altman, the organizers unveil their closing film. And it’s a classic.
“The sumptuous medieval thriller by Jean-Jacques Annaud with Sean Connery had been invisible for years. Newly restored, it will be screened at the closing of the Lumière 2023 festival!”
The Name of the Rosethe medieval investigation imagined by Umberto Eco and adapted by Jean-Jacques Annaud in 1986, with Sean Connery and Christian Slater, will therefore be in the spotlight. Meet on Sunday October 22 at 2:45 p.m. at the Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon to (re)see this cult film, presented by its director in person.
More information and reservations on the Lumière festival website.
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