---
title: 'Stay As You Are (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alberto Lattuada'
released: '1978-09-14'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/stay-as-you-are-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077373/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Stay As You Are (1978)

1978 · 95 min · Drama, Romance · France, Italy, Spain

Original title: Così come sei

## Synopsis

Stay as You Are, also known as Stay the Way You Are, is a 1978 erotic drama film, directed by Alberto Lattuada, starring Nastassja Kinski, Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara De Rossi, and Ania Pieroni. An Italian–Spanish co-production, it follows the May–December romance between a vivacious young college student and a middle-aged professional who is unhappy in his marriage.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alberto Lattuada](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-lattuada)
- **Screenplay:** [Alberto Lattuada](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-lattuada), [Enrico Oldoini](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrico-oldoini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ennio Morricone](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-morricone)
- **Director of Photography:** [José Luis Alcaine Escaño](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-alcaine-escano)
- **Editor:** [Sergio Montanari](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-montanari)

## Cast

- [Mario Cecchi Gori](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-cecchi-gori)
- [Giuliana Calandra](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuliana-calandra)
- [Rodolfo Bigotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodolfo-bigotti)
- [Mónica Randall](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-randall)
- [Nastassja Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/nastassja-kinski)
- [Ania Pieroni](https://cinepixo.com/people/ania-pieroni)
- [Marcello Mastroianni](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcello-mastroianni)
- [José María Caffarel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-maria-caffarel)
- [Alberto Lattuada](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-lattuada)
- [Francisco Rabal](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-rabal)
- [Barbara De Rossi](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-de-rossi)
- [Massimo Bonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-bonetti)

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