Stay As You Are is a 1978

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 erotic-drama film, directed by Alberto Lattuada

Alberto Lattuada

Alberto Lattuada was an Italian film director.Lattuada was born in Milan, the son of composer Felice Lattuada...

, starring Nastassja Kinski

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Nastassja Kinski is a German-born American-based actress who has appeared in more than 60 films. Her starring roles include her Golden Globe Award-winning portrayal of the title character in Tess and her roles in two erotic films , as well as parts in Wim Wenders' films The Wrong Move; Paris,...

, Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

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, Barbara De Rossi and Ania Pieroni

Ania Pieroni

Ania Pieroni is an Italian actress from the late 1970s and early 1980s.- Early life :Ania Pieroni was born in 1957 in Rome to a middle-class family. Her paternal grandfather was the mayor of Pescara, while her maternal grandfather was a German architect. Her father was a Knight of Malta, a pilot...

. It is also known as Stay The Way You Are in some countries.

New Line Cinema

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 gave this film a limited US

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 theatrical release on December 21, 1979. However, this film's DVD

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 has not been released in the United States

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 yet.

This film received positive reviews, especially for Nastassja Kinski

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Nastassja Kinski is a German-born American-based actress who has appeared in more than 60 films. Her starring roles include her Golden Globe Award-winning portrayal of the title character in Tess and her roles in two erotic films , as well as parts in Wim Wenders' films The Wrong Move; Paris,...

's performance. According to the United States

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 poster of this film, Bruce Williamson

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 of Playboy

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called it "A truly sexy film". TIME magazine also praised Kinski's performance: "Kinski is simply ravishing, genuinely sexy and high-spirited without being painfully aggressive about it." Mr. Skin

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 gave the film four stars (out of four).

Cast

• Marcello Mastroianni
  Marcello Mastroianni
  Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...
  
   - Giulio Marengo
• Nastassja Kinski
  Nastassja Kinski
  Nastassja Kinski is a German-born American-based actress who has appeared in more than 60 films. Her starring roles include her Golden Globe Award-winning portrayal of the title character in Tess and her roles in two erotic films , as well as parts in Wim Wenders' films The Wrong Move; Paris,...
  
   - Francesca
• Francisco Rabal
  Francisco Rabal
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   - Lorenzo
• Mónica Randall
  Mónica Randall
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   - Luisa Marengo
• Ania Pieroni
  Ania Pieroni
  Ania Pieroni is an Italian actress from the late 1970s and early 1980s.- Early life :Ania Pieroni was born in 1957 in Rome to a middle-class family. Her paternal grandfather was the mayor of Pescara, while her maternal grandfather was a German architect. Her father was a Knight of Malta, a pilot...
  
   - Cecilia
• Barbara De Rossi - Ilaria Marengo
• José María Caffarel
  José María Caffarel
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   - Bartolo
• Giuliana Calandra - Teresa
• Maria Pia Attanasio - Countess Archi
• Raimondo Penne - Notary
• Claudio Aliotti
• Massimo Bonetti - Horse trainer
• Mario Cecchi - The gardener
• Adriana Falco - Giulio's secretary
• Rodolfo Bigotti