The Little Hours
7.6 /10 1 Votes
86% Rotten Tomatoes Music director Dan Romer | 7.2/10 IMDb 70% Metacritic Screenplay by Jeff Baena Initial release 19 January 2017 Editor Ryan Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Elizabeth DestroAubrey Plaza Starring Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, Jemima Kirke, Lauren Weedman, Nick Offerman, Paul Reiser, Adam Pally, Paul Weitz, Jon Gabrus Cast Similar Fun Mom Dinner, Breathing Underwater, The Polka King, Mudbound, The Big Sick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
the little hours director jeff baena talks
The Little Hours is an American comedy film written and directed by Jeff Baena. The screenplay is based on the first tale of the third day in The Decameron, a collection on novellas by Giovanni Boccaccio. It stars Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, and Molly Shannon.
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- the little hours director jeff baena talks
- Sundance 2017 red carpet the little hours
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Critical reception
- References
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2017. It is scheduled to be released on June 30, 2017, by Gunpowder & Sky.
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Plot
A young servant (Dave Franco) flees from his master (Nick Offerman) and takes refuge at a convent full of nuns.
Cast
Production
In April 2016, it was revealed that Jeff Baena had written and directed a film starring Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, Jon Gabrus, Jemima Kirke, Nick Offerman, Adam Pally, Paul Reiser, Lauren Weedman, and Paul Weitz. It was also revealed that Liz Destro of Destro Films, would be producing the film, with StarStream Media and Bow and Arrow Entertainment executive producing alongside Productivity Media, also Exhibit Entertainment and Foton Pictures are executive producing. Dan Romer composed the film's score.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2017. Shortly after, Gunpowder & Sky acquired distribution rights to the film. It is scheduled to be released on June 30, 2017.
Critical reception
The Little Hours received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 86% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.4/10. On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 70 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".