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The Little Devil

1988 · 99 min · Director: Roberto Benigni ★ IMDb 6.9 · 4,523 ratings

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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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The Little Devil (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Surprise 20%, Joy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
15%Joy
  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy15%
  3. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Surprise

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Humor
Curiosity
Surprise
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

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Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriositySurprise
2.5 %≈ 2′Love48 %38 %35 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor58 %53 %44 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor60 %59 %48 %38 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor55 %56 %41 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor51 %53 %35 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor50 %51 %28 %15 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor54 %57 %23 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor59 %61 %26 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Humor60 %60 %31 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Humor61 %64 %29 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Humor60 %65 %23 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Humor55 %59 %21 %19 %
62.5 %≈ 62′Humor51 %54 %25 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Humor51 %55 %25 %13 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Humor55 %60 %21 %16 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Humor60 %64 %23 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Humor61 %60 %28 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Humor57 %53 %32 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Humor56 %51 %36 %30 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Humor58 %52 %38 %35 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Walter Matthau

Padre Maurizio

GP
Giacomo Piperno

Passeggero sul treno

Franco Fabrizi

Monsignore

PB
Paolo Baroni

Saverio

AS
Annabella Schiavone

Signora indemoniata

JK
John Karlsen

Padre confessore

JL
John Lurie

Cusatelli

MF
Mirella Falco

madre di Padre Roberto

RC
Roberto Corbiletto

direttore dell'albergo

SA
Stefano Antonucci

conoscente della donna posseduta

TO
Totò Onnis

GD
Germana Di Giannicola

Gloria

Details

Directed by
Roberto Benigni
Type
Movies
Released
1988
Runtime
99 min
Country
Italy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 4,523 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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