Stay as You Are

Stay as You Are

Directed by Alberto Lattuada

Produced by P.C. Ales, San Francisco Film

1978105 min5.7 / 10

A melancholic, ambiguous exploration of desire and identity set against the backdrop of an extramarital affair, where past and present blur in a morally murky landscape.

A married Roman landscape architect starts an affair with a young woman who might be a shadow from his past.

Questions people ask

  • Is Stay as You Are sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Stay as You Are violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Stay as You Are end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Stay as You Are easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Stay as You Are scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity53

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Stay as You Are, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Stay as You Are, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Stay as You Are, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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