Stay as You Are (Italian: Così come sei), also known as Stay the Way You Are, is a 1978 Italian–Spanish erotic drama film, directed by Alberto Lattuada, starring Nastassja Kinski, Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara De Rossi and Ania Pieroni. It follows the May–December romance between a vivacious young coed and a middle-aged professional who is unhappy in his marriage.New Line Cinema gave the film a limited theatrical release in the United States on 21 December 1979.