I viewed this film for the first time some 40 years after it's release in the mid 70s· I was hoping to be surprised, after paying more for the dvd than I usually would for a film that received mostly unimpressive reviews (although Michael Klemm at Queer Cinema, a man whose reviews I respect, was generally positive)· I unfortunately found the film mediocre· The dialogue often seemed stilted, not real· I got bored with it all, and nearly fell asleep· On the other hand, if viewed from the perspective of queer cultural heritage, it is a film of some importance· While the film would have been cutting edge for the mid-70s, the fact that it has not worn all that well is an example of how much the world (especially Western culture) has changed in the last forty years.