The Little Devil (1988)
ジャンル : コメディ, ファンタジー, ロマンス
上映時間 : 1時間 39分
演出 : Roberto Benigni
脚本 : Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni
シノプシス
Father Maurice, a priest living in a residential college for priests in Rome, is called out one day to "exorcise" the devil from someone. The devil turns out to be in the form of a fun-loving man called Giuditta. What Father Maurice doesn't know is that this type of devil will turn his life around.
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