
Stuck in a dysfunctional, suffocating marriage, middle-aged landscape architect Giulio has a chance encounter with fresh, alluring Florentine student Francesca. The physical attraction between the two strangers is as fascinating as it is irresistible--Giulio feels how it is to be loved and be young again; Francesca yearns for a meaningful relationship, and to experience the safety of true love. As a result, more and more, Giulio feels the insurmountable need to see the young ... (Full plot summary below)
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Stuck in a dysfunctional, suffocating marriage, middle-aged landscape architect Giulio has a chance encounter with fresh, alluring Florentine student Francesca. The physical attraction between the two strangers is as fascinating as it is irresistible--Giulio feels how it is to be loved and be young again; Francesca yearns for a meaningful relationship, and to experience the safety of true love. As a result, more and more, Giulio feels the insurmountable need to see the young seductress again and again, despite Francesca's connection to an old flame. Could Giulio be Francesca's missing father?
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatStay As You Are reveals the challenges facing a compulsive womanizer. |
| User ReviewAndrey BVery erotic and sensuous movie. Kinski is a goddess, you just can't get your eyes off her. The film exploits her beauty at 100%. And Mastroianni is the brain of this movie. |
| User ReviewVítor MI love Mastroianni, but this was truly one of the worst films I have ever seen. The direction and acting are somewhere between 70s softcore porn flick and a daytime soap opera. The plot is completely contrived and its two main pillars-the love story and the question of Francesca's origins- seem to exist only because each lacked the substance to carry the film on its own. Yes, Kinski is beautiful and previous cinematic experiences will invest Marcello with a dynamism that his actual performance is lacking, but there is nothing of substance to be had here. The film imparts no insight on the tension between erotic infatuation and potential incest. It has nothing beyond the banal to communicate about intergenerational romance. When compared to films that explore similar themes like Eric Rohmer's Le Genou de Claire, Stay As You Are feels like a parody of an art film...and perhaps even that is too much praise. |