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The Little Hours is a 2017 American medieval black comedy film written and directed by Jeff Baena. The film is loosely based on the first and second stories of day three of ten of The Decameron, a collection of novellas by Giovanni Boccaccio, a 14th-century Italian writer.
With Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza. In the Middle Ages, a young servant fleeing from his master takes refuge at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns. Introduced as a deaf mute man, he must fight to hold his cover as the nuns try to resist temptation.
- (26K)
- Comedy, Romance
- Jeff Baena
- 2017-06-30
Not far away, young Massetto (Dave Franco) is barely escaping from the estate of Lord Bruno (Nick Offerman) where the Lord's wife Francesca (Lauren Weedman) has been deliciously using him as her sex toy.
- A Nun’S Tale
- Historical Relevance
- Viewing as A Catholic
- The Little Hours: Conclusion
The film takes place in the Middle Ages in an Italian village. A young servant, Massetto, played by Dave Franco, has to flee his master’s home because he was caught sleeping with his wife. Massetto meets Father Tammasso, played by John C Reilly, in the woods and the priest agrees to take him back to the convent he runs to work on the grounds. The l...
The film was inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron, a collection of novellas published in the fourteenth century. The Decameron included stories of men and women in the Florentine countryside and is similar to other works, such as The Canterbury Tales. It is full of comedy and witty humor while using the clergy of the Catholic Church as a ...
When I say “I’m Catholic”, I am more than aware of the stereotypes that might arise in someone’s mind. But I firmly believe in artistic expression and the right of anyone to create, even if it’s offensive to some. I sat in the movie theatre to watch The Little Hours expecting to be offended to some degree. And that was only based on some of the wor...
The Little Hourswas an edgy and humorous take on religious life in the Middle Ages. Many of the laughs came from the over-the-top nature of the story, but the cast of comedians cannot be discredited from bringing their A game to this film. While the subject matter appears to be controversial on paper, the finished product falls short of inducing ge...
The Little Hours (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister Alessandra, Sister Ginevra and Sister Fernanda, try unsuccessfully to find out what their purpose in life is, a conundrum that each of them faces in different ways.
Jun 27, 2017 · Their lives are banal and largely unfulfilled, until fate adds a new wrinkle to their small corner of the world. Massetto ( Dave Franco) is a servant at a nearby castle, ruled by the blustering Lord Bruno ( Nick Offerman ), who’s forced to flee after he’s caught with the Lord’s insatiable wife.
