A Very Natural Thing (1973)
- Directed by
- Christopher Larkin
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 45 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man leaves a monastery to become a teacher and search for love in gay bars. The film follows his attempts to find a lasting relationship.
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What happens
A Very Natural Thing is a 1974 American film directed by Christopher Larkin and starring Robert Joel, Curt Gareth, Bo White, Anthony McKay, and Marilyn Meyers. The plot concerns a gay man named David who leaves a monastery to become a public school teacher by day, while looking for true love in a gay bar by night. One of the first films about gay relationships intended for mainstream, commercial distribution, its original title was For as Long as Possible. It was released to lukewarm reviews in 1973 and given an R rating by the Motion Picture Association of America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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