As Needed (film)

2018 film

Vinicio Marchioni
Luigi Fedele
Valeria Solarino
Alessandro Haber
Gianfranco Gallo

CinematographyStefano FaliveneEdited byPatrizio MaroneMusic byPaolo Vivaldi

Release date

5 April 2018 (2018-04-05)

Running time

92 minutes

As Needed (Italian: Quanto basta) is a 2018 Italian comedy film by Francesco Falaschi.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Plot

Arturo (Vinicio Marchioni) was a well known chef. He ends up in prison for anger issues. After he gets out, he must work at social services and teaches a group of people with Asperger syndrome to cook. One of his students, Guido (Luigi Fedele), succeeds to get into a culinary competition. As his tutor, Arturo must face the specific behavior of Guido, becomes drawn into his world and starts to care about him.

Cast

Vinicio Marchioni as Arturo
Luigi Fedele as Guido
Valeria Solarino as Anna
Nicola Siri as Marinari
Mirko Frezza as Marione
Stephanie de Jongh as Concierge
Benedetta Porcaroli as Giulietta
Gianfranco Gallo as Corradi
Alessandro Haber as Celso
Ludovica Bargellini as Escort

References

^ "New Italian Cinema: "As Needed" (Quanto basta)". Berkley Italian Studies. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ "As Needed (Quanto basta)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ Alessandra Vitali (14 February 2018). "'Quanto basta': fornelli, amore e sindrome di Asperger. Marchioni: "La diversità è una ricchezza"". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ Valentina Torlaschi (30 March 2018). "Francesco Falaschi su Quanto basta: «L'autismo e quel sistema operativo tutto suo»". Best Movie (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ Ornella Sgroi (20 April 2018). "«Quanto basta», al cinema l'imprevedibilità della vita che apre al futuro in autonomia". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
^ Sara Landi (19 September 2018). "Falaschi, made in Grosseto. Il suo "Quanto basta" tra cucina e amicizia". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2019.