Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- whimsical
- warm
- lighthearted movie night
- cult comedy viewing
What sets it apart
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Giuditta's devilish presence repeatedly unsettles Father Maurice's priestly routines and assumptions about evil.
Giuditta turns exorcism and priestly life into exuberant comic situations through his fun-loving behavior.
The story is centered on a residential college for priests in Rome and derives humor from its religious hierarchy and routines.
Father Maurice's life is turned around after encountering Giuditta during an attempted exorcism.
Films like The Little Devil, and why
Heaven Can Wait
shares irreverent supernatural comedy, mischievous disruption of religious authority, and playful physical humor
The Devil's Advocate
shares a comic collision between ordinary life and an exuberant supernatural figure, with warm fantasy and farcical misunderstandings
Life Is Beautiful
shares roberto benigni's energetic comic persona, romantic whimsy, and emotionally warm absurdism
Movie Details
- Director
- Roberto Benigni
- Release Date
- 1988-07-01
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (442)
Cast
- Roberto Benigni
- Walter Matthau
- Stefania Sandrelli
- Giacomo Piperno
- Franco Fabrizi
- Nicoletta Braschi
- Paolo Baroni
- Annabella Schiavone
- John Karlsen
- John Lurie
Common questions
- What is The Little Devil about?
- A buttoned-up Roman priest’s encounter with a gleeful devil becomes an irreverent fantasy about faith, freedom, and unexpected transformation.
- What is The Little Devil like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Little Devil as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Little Devil violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Little Devil.
- Which films are like The Little Devil?
- Films with a similar feel include Heaven Can Wait, The Devil's Advocate, and Life Is Beautiful.
- How long is The Little Devil?
- The Little Devil runs 99 minutes.
