European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse 10 Sci c f. Murray Abraham during filming in Germany of the name of the Rose Hii lint role since cloister becomes a film studio s sixteen year old Christian Slater was Little hesitant about portraying a Youngmon in the name of the d never and any experience Wilh monks or with Mon Slenes and he knew he needed to do some research before taking on the part of Sean gunnery s Young assistant in the ecclesiastical mystery. To gel Inlo the mood i visited Mona Spertos in new he said but they were All warm and those visits hardly prepared him for Slocter Eberbach. The medieval monastery on the Rhino whore much of the film was shot. Within its centuries old Stone Walls. The cold was piercing. The actors breath condensed As they spoke. The Only Hoal came from lighting equip Mon. And on some sets irom huge pans of Coal thai gave o f As much smoke As Wail a. Reconciling the modern and the medieval was difficult. While shooting was taking place the former monastery continued to attract tourists to its grounds and customers to its wine shop. When the faintest outside noise was detected on the set cars or buses passing by a Gardener irimmin9 Hedges shooting had to Slop. The production involving qty Century Fox and the a bib Constanzin Librn company of Munch. V,.r/, directed by Frenchman Jean Jacques Aynaud and scotsman Sean Connery americans of my Ray Abraham and Slater and argentinian Vargas. Slater in his first duty on the Sel found he to Greet his co workers in several languages. Anyone involved in the filming quickly Learned to understand quiet on the action Joll pm or Cut in English. Gorman. French and . In spilt of the cold the noise and them my languages inconveniences never debt if a into real problems. Friction was minimal Amo Ricon. Id they were surprised not to encounter the Bic find jealousies they wore used to. The must i i no cast and Crew too diplomacy seriously. Slater who plays . Lasalle on ?.ip opera Ryan s Hope and is a Sophomore at pc a s High school Lor professional performers Giummo j up the situation. I m he said. Edrea vis and chefs Topi i Fly Winnand t on location in Gern Oscar s Gold by Christopher Wienandt staff writer m Urray Abraham picks up a Billle Logerman you Over lasted this Lulf he a pc. "1h i h Raj of stuff. I had Noida Hoy made Champagne like ims in germ this Lulf is one of inc j of winning the award for butt actor in 1935. So is tha hots suite on i to Rhine where or r. A Cri living while filming the tone at the pose we h Connery. It s is Al Rel my Rolf Abraham has accepted since playing Valieri Mozart s Nemesis in in id pus. But winning the Oscar has drawbacks of. Abraham is nol pleased Ullh the Quality of Many scripts he s being offered he s Lound that the Oscar carries at least As much weight in the business end of film making As in the artistic end it s a valuable commodity in terms of commercial advertising it s a really an impressive thing. But the Lulf Hal was hollered to me had nothing to do with the Oscar you sen. 1 value Hal thing. I think it really represents something. Bui the Way they treated me afterwards made me feel Hal it really does t. Itwari a Symbol of something Hal was a commodity. Ii became something of value Only insofar As they could use it Lor their ends but what about the work i did Don t they remember thai and the work i be been doing Lor 20 years which happens to represent a very Large patrol my life. A s important. My work s important to me and i Inke in very seriously. I Don t do the amazing thin re was hint All this Money started to be offered to me. And the material was terrible. Exploitation things. Sick. Nol porno stuff but things whore i was an Ovil Man who i led women butchered i hem. And i Kepi thinking what an deist Page the stars and stripes Christian Slater in the role of a Young Monk Friday j
