I Can Quit Whenever I Want
| I Can Quit Whenever I Want | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Sydney Sibilia |
| Produced by | Domenico Procacci |
| Written by | Valerio Attanasio |
| Starring |
Edoardo Leo Neri Marcorè Paolo Calabresi |
| Music by | Andrea Farri |
| Cinematography | Vladan Radovic |
| Edited by | Gianni Vezzosi |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
I Can Quit Whenever I Want (Italian: Smetto quando voglio) is a 2014 Italian comedy film directed by Sydney Sibilia.[1][2]
Plot
The film tells the story of Pietro Zinni, a brilliant neurobiologist, who suddenly loses his job at the university because of the economic crisis. Without any reasonable chance to find another contract, Pietro is forced by the situation to put together an unlikely criminal gang of moneyless nerdy ex university's researchers like him (a chemist, a cultural anthropologist, an economist, an archeologist and a couple of Latinist) to create a special smart drug, still unknown and not illegal by Italian law. The success is immediate and unexpected, but Pietro and his friends have to manage something they are not used to: money, much money, probably too much for a bunch of bookworms.
Cast
- Edoardo Leo as Pietro Zinni
- Valeria Solarino as Giulia
- Valerio Aprea as Mattia Argeri
- Paolo Calabresi as Arturo Frantini
- Libero De Rienzo as Bartolomeo Bonelli
- Stefano Fresi as Alberto Petrelli
- Lorenzo Lavia as Giorgio Sironi
- Pietro Sermonti as Andrea De Sanctis
- Neri Marcorè as Murena
- Majlinda Agaj as Angelica
- Caterina Shulha as Paprika
- Sergio Solli as Professor Seta
Awards
| Year | Award/Festival | Category | Winner/Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 59th David di Donatello | Best Producer | Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere and Rai Cinema | Nominated |
| Best Film | Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere, Sydney Sibilia and Rai Cinema | Nominated | ||
| Best New Director | Sydney Sibilia | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Valerio Attanasio, Andrea Garello, Sydney Sibilia | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Edoardo Leo | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Valerio Aprea | Nominated | ||
| Stefano Fresi | Nominated | |||
| Libero di Rienzo | Nominated | |||
| Best Song | Smetto quando voglio | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Gianni Vezzosi | Nominated | ||
| Best Sound | Angelo Bonanni | Nominated | ||
| Best Visual Effects | Rodolfo Migliari, Chromatica | Nominated | ||
| Ciak d'oro | Best Poster | I Can Quit Whenever I Want | Won | |
| Revelation Of the Year | Sydney Sibilia | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Paolo Calabresi | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Valerio Attanasio, Andrea Garello, Sydney Sibilia | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Gianni Vezzosi | Nominated | ||
| Best Score | Andrea Farri | Nominated | ||
| Best Producer | Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere | Nominated | ||
| 69th Nastri d'Argento | Best Producer | Domenico Procacci, Matteo Rovere and Rai Cinema | Won | |
| Best Actor | Edoardo Leo | Nominated | ||
| Best New Director | Sydney Sibilia | Nominated | ||
| Best Comedy | Nominated | |||
| Best Casting Director | Francesca Borromeo, Gabriella Giannattasio | Nominated | ||
| 54th Italian Golden Globes | Best Comedy | Sydney Sibilia | Won | |
| Best Film | Nominated | |||
| Reykjavik International Film Festival | Best Film | Won | ||
References
- ↑ Dennis Harvey (January 14, 2015). "Review: 'I Can Quit Whenever I Want'". Variety. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ Camillo de Marco (February 6, 2014). "I Can Quit Whenever I Want, not your average comedy". CinEuropa. Retrieved 7 February 2015.