| The Little Hours | |
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| Directed by | Jeff Baena |
| Written by | Jeff Baena |
| Based on | The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio |
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| Cinematography | Quyen Tran |
| Edited by | Ryan Brown |
| Music by | Dan Romer |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.6 million[2] |
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. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, and Molly Shannon.
Set in the 14th century, The Little Hours is told in an anachronistic style with contemporary improvised dialogue. The plot jointly follows the lives of three nuns at a convent in the countryside who try to fornicate with a young gardener posing as a deaf-mute after he escapes from being punished by his lord for adultery with the man's wife. The film held its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2017, and was released on June 30, 2017, by Gunpowder & Sky. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the cast's performances.
- ^ "2017 Sundance Film Festival Printable Film Guide" (PDF). Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "The Little Hours". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 2, 2017.