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

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)

Trailer

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