| Producer |
|---|
| Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Destro |
| Cinematography |
| Quyen Tran |
| Editing |
| Ryan Brown |
| Music |
| Dan Romer |
| Scriptwriter |
| Jeff Baena |
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Jeff Baena The Little Hours Swiss Premiere
Section
international competition
Genre
Angry nuns medieval comedy
Country
CA, US
Length
90 minutes
Massetto, fleeing his master’s wrath after he was surprised fooling around with his wife, finds shelter at a monastery supervised by Father Tommasso, who agrees to hire his services. The energetic young man shows no objection to the chores given to him and quickly becomes part of the religious group. Problem is, Massetto’s quite the charmer, and his presence soon sows the seeds of doubt in the minds of three nuns who are discovering their sexuality. Written in the 14th century by Giovanni Boccaccio, the Decameron short stories collection is adapted in an unconventional way. As heirs to both Monty Python and Mel Brooks, the nuns in The Little Hours swear like troopers while the monks discuss what the exact definition of sodomy should be. Unabashedly coarse, the film takes perverse pleasure in corrupting its religious setting with any and all sexual deviances. And the actors obviously enjoyed themselves as much as the audience.