The Little Hours
A subversive, hilarious comedy, THE LITTLE HOURS introduces three bored and volatile nuns Alessandra (Alison Brie), Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza), and Ginevra (Kate Micucci) who live under the watchful eye of Father Tommasso (John C. Reilly). The arrival of a handsome new groundskeeper (Dave Franco) - introduced to the sisters as a deaf mute to discourage temptation - soon leads to a frenzy of hormones, substance abuse, and wicked revelry.
Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival. Nominated for an Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.
"Hilarious! Deserves credit just for dipping into the Decameron, which opened Italian literature to a more tolerant view of human impulse and, notably, to women characters who were forceful, self-aware, and possessed of their own strong desires." - Chicago Reader
"... Pretty damn, I mean darn, funny." - Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
Running Time
90 mins
Year
2017
Kanopy ID
3257210
Filmmakers
Features
Adam Pally, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dave Franco, Dina Lenzi, Fred Armisen, Jemima Kirke, John C. Reilly, Jon Gabrus, Kate Micucci, Lauren Weedman, Letizia Giuntini, Maria Irene Vetrano, Molly Shannon, Nick Offerman, Paul Reiser, Paul Weitz, Rolando Abbarchi, Samanta Gualtieri, Teresa Marini
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Comments (23)
I got bored after about 10 mins, and I'm someone who rarely turns off a movie without getting to the end, but it's been happening all too often with the Kanopy selections. This had all the hallmarks of a student film. Overdone acting (did we REALLY need all the swearing? I'm not a prude, I ...Read more
I got bored after about 10 mins, and I'm someone who rarely turns off a movie without getting to the end, but it's been happening all too often with the Kanopy selections. This had all the hallmarks of a student film. Overdone acting (did we REALLY need all the swearing? I'm not a prude, I love to swear, but it was way over the top, and frankly ridiculous with the American accents). Boring. Pedestrian.
Read lessI've never disliked something so much ...
Not very good at all. I didn't expect Pasolini, but that was really disappointing.
One to watch
Great stuff. Highly enjoyable.
Kate Micucci's facial expressions alone make this worth watching.
Very clever film that shows how people are people in any era. "Nuns who swear", yes, but in a way that makes the characters relatable and enjoyable. Beautiful settings and extremely well-acted. By the way, I'm a Christian and I loved it.
Not good
I'm a huge fan of dark, deadpan humor so this was right up my alley. Phenomenal casting in my opinion (seriously - Aubrey Plaza, Nick Offerman, Fred Armisen, Dave Franco and John Reilly are all phenomenal for this style of humor). Love that the film was based on Giovanni Boccacio's Decameron ...Read more
I'm a huge fan of dark, deadpan humor so this was right up my alley. Phenomenal casting in my opinion (seriously - Aubrey Plaza, Nick Offerman, Fred Armisen, Dave Franco and John Reilly are all phenomenal for this style of humor). Love that the film was based on Giovanni Boccacio's Decameron as well!
Read lessThis is a tasteless and simple minded piece of trash. Do not waste your time.
interesting that this is set in a plague year yet there is no suggestion of the death to come
Stopped watching after 20 minutes. Mediocre script and acting.
I really liked it- very funny! For all who panned it, get over yourselves and learn to laugh at your self and see the irony in life! Life is more fun when you can laugh at yourself! :)
I agree Karen. Kind of a Monty Python meets John Waters. Not something to take at all seriously. Just enjoy the occasional punch line.
This was hilarious. Very fun to watch.
poorly written movie...bad acting...wish I had not wasted my time on this
are there any disrespectful movies about the muslim or jewish religions I can view next?
CRAP!
Wow! What contrite junk this was.
The least funny part is the "nuns who swear" idea. Fortunately, there's a lot else that's funny in this film. It's also surprisingly beautiful.
It was okay, if you follow some of these actors (a lot are known in the cast) they're playing the same role they do in every movie they are in. The story is okay, the ending is happy. I never read 'The Decameron' tales III, 1 and III, 2 so I don't know how it compares in this adaptation.
Mind-bending. Funny on one plane; just plain weird on another; and thoughtful and touching on a third. Great performances by all the cast.
As one film critic said, ‘a consistently wacky screwball’. A lot of fun to watch.