The Little Hours (2017)

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.

Director:

Jeff Baena

Writer:

Jeff Baena

Stars:

Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alison Brie	...	Alessandra
Dave Franco	...	Massetto
Kate Micucci	...	Ginevra
Aubrey Plaza	...	Fernanda
John C. Reilly	...	Father Tommasso
Molly Shannon	...	Sister Maria
Fred Armisen	...	Bishop Bartolomeo
Jemima Kirke	...	Marta
Nick Offerman	...	Lord Bruno
Lauren Weedman	...	Francesca
Paul Reiser	...	Ilario
Adam Pally	...	Guard Paolo
Paul Weitz	...	Lurco
Jon Gabrus	...	Guard Gregorio
Rolando Abbarchi	...	Old Man Priest

Storyline

On the run from the battle-seasoned Lord Bruno for sleeping with his wife, the handsome and willing servant, Massetto, flees to the safety of the woods during the warm and peaceful summer of 1347. There, after a chance encounter with the always boozy but merciful Father Tommasso, the young charmer will find refuge into his convent's sanctuary, on one condition: to pretend he is a deaf-mute. However, Massetto's tempting presence will unavoidably upset the already frail balance of things within the sexually-repressed female realm, as nun after nun desperately seeks an escape from their tedious way of life and an extra reason to molest the charming handyman. In the end, will those cloistered Sisters finally find out what they had been missing out on all these years?

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Plot Keywords:

nun | middle ages | lesbian kiss | parody | black comedy | 

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Taglines:

Obedience - Poverty.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for graphic nudity, sexual content and language

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Comédia dos Pecados

Filming Locations:

Tuscany, Italy

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,647,175, 12 October 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bow and Arrow Entertainment, Concourse Media, Destro Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alison Brie was on Mad Men (Trudy) with Fred Armisen's ex-wife Elisabeth Moss (Peggy).

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Quotes

Massetto: [Warning. Potential Spoilers Ahead] Here are my sins. I have slept with another man's wife. He's a nobleman, and he is my master.
Father Tommasso: Well, that's adultery.
Massetto: I know.
Father Tommasso: It's a very serious sin.
Massetto: Sometimes... she would place her mouth around my sex.
Father Tommasso: Well, that's sodomy. It's also a serious sin.
Massetto: Is it also considered sodomy if... if I placed my mouth on her sex while... she simultaneously had... had her mouth around mine?
Father Tommasso: Why would you do that?
Massetto: Because, she... she liked it.
Father Tommasso: Oh. Well, yes, that's also ...

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Connections

Featured in Conan: Aubrey Plaza/Demetrius Shipp Jr./Joe Bonamassa (2017)

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Soundtracks

A Poste Masse
Performed by La Reverdie
Courtesy of Arcana Records

User Reviews

Bawdy romp

Loved it. We saw it at the Sydney Film Festival.

The film will struggle to find the audience it deserves because selling a medieval bawdy romp in today's market is difficult. I think back to the 70's and there were many more of these.

The cast is fun and the presence of quality actors such as Nick Offerman and John C Reily show it is not an ultra-low soft-porn production, though the titling could be referencing that at the start.

I saw this at the same weekend as the Beguiled, also about a group of women cloistered who encounter a single male. LH is far more fun and a better use of your time.

Set in Tuscany (no production notes on filming locations) it is prettily shot.

Nudity is not overused, there are a couple of breast shots and the full frontal stuff is in the distance by firelight so hardly tittilating. Nothing that was not done ad nauseum through the 70's