Any creator of intriguing erotic art knows that
taboos are made to be toyed with, and the erotically intriguing
Stay as You Are (1978) toys with one of the all-time deepest taboos.
All-time great Italian leading man Marcello Mastroianni is haunted
and queerly excited by a nagging familiarity he detects in the
aura and love-making of his newest flame, a nubile, world-class
beauty played by nubile, world-class beauty Nastassja Kinski.
It is just possible that Nastassja is the daughter of the long-gone
love of Marcello’s life. Possible perhaps, but is direct
consanguinity actually probable? And is a man of a certain age
and sophistication guilty of anything more than a connoisseur’s
appreciation for fine female flesh if he were to sleep with his
exquisite and delightful daughter, given the fact that he could
not be one-hundred-percent certain that she bears that relationship
to him? These are the questions Marcello must ask himself. Put
yourself in his place (in bed with the nubile Nastassja Kinski)
before you judge him for the answers he chooses.
Fast Forward to: (1:23) Gird your loins for five
minutes of intermittent, glorious, gluteus-maximizing nudity from
nymph for the ages Nastassja Kinski. Prepare to indulge the temptation
to taste tuft, tush and titties.
Skinfo: Italian director/provocateur Alberto Lattuada
continued his exploration of inter-familial sexuality beyond the
themes of Stay as You Are. Lattuada's La Cicala (1983) celebrates
mother and daughter heroines who compete for the affections of
the same suitor. |