A Very Natural Thing (1974)

Cast

Robert McLane

David

Curt Gareth

Mark

Bo White

Jason

Anthony McKay

Gary, the Roommate

Marilyn Meyers

Valerie, his Fiance

Jay Pierce

Alan

Barnaby Rudge

Hughey

A. Bailey Chapin

Minister

Scott Eisman

Student

Michael Kell

Boating Family

About A Very Natural Thing

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?

Popularity

2.3

Release

Jun 26, 1974

Genres

Drama, Romance

Director: Purusha Larkin

Writer: Purusha Larkin, Joseph Coencas

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Reviews (1)

kinrich30

Aug 29, 2026

3.0

This is an early US gay cinema movie. The story is pretty typical, two guys fall in love and move in together too fast. One over thinks everything and the other wants it more casual and in time they part ways, both a little wiser for their next relationship. What's interesting is that part of it was filmed at the Pride parade in NYC in 1973 and it mixed in interviews from LGBT people; many topics still of great concern today.

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