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The Little Hours: Directed by Jeff Baena. 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.
The film opens on a pastoral forest scene in the 14th Century Italy. Sister Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza), dressed head to toe in full winter habit, is leading a donkey through the trees, and ultimately through a field and back to her convent where she puts it back into its stall.
Official Trailer. Medieval nuns Alessandra (Alison Brie), Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza), and Ginevra (Kate Micucci) lead a simple life in their convent. Their days are spent chafing at monastic routine, spying on one another, and berating the estate's day laborer.
The Little Hours (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Hilarious Exaggerrated Exploration of 14th Century Religion. The Little Hours is a hilarious and ribald romp involving nuns, priests, laborers and hypocrisy. Though it takes place in the 14th century and features era-appropriate setting and attire, the dialogue and behavior are decidedly modern.
The Little Hours is no one-trick pony. While the lunacy of nuns who swear like sailors makes a comically boisterous impression, it’s also about women in the Middle Ages forced into religious life for various reasons and how they cope, viewed through a decidedly humorous lens.
The Hours (2002) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Hours: Directed by Stephen Daldry. With Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Stephen Dillane. The story of how the novel "Mrs. Dalloway" affects three generations of women, all of whom, in one way or another, have had to deal with suicide in their lives.
The Little Mermaid: Directed by Rob Marshall. With Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem. A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
Trivia. The Little Hours. Writer and director Jeff Baena only wrote a detailed outline for the film, which was loosely based on "The Decameron". The cast improvised their dialogue. After release, promotional posters and preview trailers for the film included the Catholic League's declaration that the movie is "trash, pure trash".
