I Can Quit Whenever I Want
I Can Quit Whenever I Want (Italian: Smetto quando voglio) is a 2014 Italian crime comedy film directed by Sydney Sibilia.[2][3] The film was followed by two sequels, I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass and I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem, both released in 2017.
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 Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Italian | Smetto quando voglio |
| Directed by | Sydney Sibilia |
| Produced by | Domenico Procacci Matteo Rovere |
| Written by | Valerio Attanasio Andrea Garello Sydney Sibilia |
| Starring | Edoardo Leo Valeria Solarino Valerio Aprea Paolo Calabresi Libero De Rienzo Stefano Fresi Lorenzo Lavia Pietro Sermonti Sergio Solli Neri Marcorè |
| Music by | Andrea Farri |
| Cinematography | Vladan Radovic |
| Edited by | Gianni Vezzosi |
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| Distributed by | 01 Distribution |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | $5,539,410[1] |
Plot
Pietro Zinni, a brilliant neurobiologist, loses his job at the university because of the financial crisis. Without any reasonable chance to find another contract, Pietro assembles a team of ex-researchers like him—a chemist, a cultural anthropologist, an economist, an archaeologist, and two Latin scholars—to produce a little-known smart drug that is not yet illegal under Italian law. The gang achieves immediate and unexpected success but is unprepared for the problematic lifestyle that comes with such sudden wealth.
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
- Sergio Solli as Professor Seta
- Neri Marcorè as Murena
- Francesco Acquaroli as Commissioner Galatro
- Majlinda Agaj as Angelica
- Guglielmo Poggi as Maurizio
- Caterina Shulha as Paprika
- Nadir Caselli as Ilaria
- Luca Vecchi as the junkie in rehab
- Matteo Corradini as the junkie in disco
- Davide Gagliardi as Danilo Autero
- Enzo Provenzano as the car wrecker
Accolades
| Year | Award/Festival | Category | Recipients | 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, 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, 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
- "I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- Dennis Harvey (14 January 2015). "Review: 'I Can Quit Whenever I Want'". Variety. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- Camillo de Marco (6 February 2014). "I Can Quit Whenever I Want, not your average comedy". CinEuropa. Retrieved 7 February 2015.