A Very Natural Thing
Water Bearer Films (1974)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest, Late Night, Romance
Not In Collection
#834
6*
Seen ItYes
(3/7/2017 Amazon Prime)
IMDB   6.6
85 mins USA / English
VoD    US - R
Anthony McKay Gary (Roommate)
Curt Gareth Mark
Robert Joel David (as Robert Joel)
Bo White Jason
Howard Blakey Charles (as Kurt Brandt)
Robert Grillo Edgar
Marilyn Meyers Valerie (Fiance)
Barnaby Rudge Hughey
Deborah Trowbridge Jason's Ex-Wife
George Diaz Miguel
Jay Pierce Alan
A. Bailey Chapin Minister
Scott Eisman Student
Michael Kell Boating Family
Sheila Rock Boating Family
Linda Weitz Boating Family
Jesse Trowbridge Jason's Child
Robert McLane David
Anthony McKay Gary / the Roommate
Marilyn Meyers Valerie / his Fiance
Howard Blakey Charles
Jose Aponte
Chris Ballant
Mel Barth
Roy Berman
Roy Berndt
Windsor Boyd
Larry Burns
David Campos
Director/Choreographer
Christopher Larkin
Producer Christopher Larkin
Leslie Rodgers
Writer/Composer Christopher Larkin
Joseph Coencas
Cinematography C.H. Douglass
Music Gordon Gottlieb
Bert Lucarelli
The Musemorphoses


When David, an ex-monk still in his twenties meets Mark, he falls hard; soon he's asked Mark if they can live together. Things go well for awhile, and then differences in their definition of "commitment" begin to push them apart. Mark wants other sexual adventures, David tries to go along. Can they talk through the crisis in their relationship or is a breakup in the offing? David sees his relationship with Mark as a marriage, so if it ends, can David's heart ever heal?
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Owner Amazon
Links A Very Natural Thing at Core for Movies
TheMovieDb.org
IMDB

Notes
This 1974 film is said to have been one of the first full length feature films produced in the United States that dealt directly with homosexual relationships -- It has not worn well, and seems very dated to me -- It portrays accurately many of the gay cultural scenes and events of the middle 1970s --The discussions between the lovers about the nature of gay relationships and commitments was very much one of the cultural themes during this period, as gay folks became increasingly out -- Should queer folk be emulating an ideal male-female marriage model, or should there be a new queer heterodox? -- It is interesting to note that while this film was released in 1974, as of this writing (2017), it has received less than 500 rating votes at IMDb.