A 26-year-old gay ex-monk and a school teacher are living in Manhattan. When he meets a man at a gay bar, they quickly move in together, but their differing views on monogamy create tension.
A Very Natural Thing was groundbreaking simply for presenting gay relationships as part of ordinary life rather than tragedy or caricature. Christopher Larkin’s filmmaking is modest and sometimes technically rough, but that directness gives the film much of its charm. Its honest treatment of love, sex and commitment still makes it an important early American gay film.
A 26-year-old gay ex-monk and a school teacher are living in Manhattan. When he meets a man at a gay bar, they quickly move in together, but their differing views on monogamy create tension.
A Very Natural Thing was groundbreaking simply for presenting gay relationships as part of ordinary life rather than tragedy or caricature. Christopher Larkin’s filmmaking is modest and sometimes technically rough, but that directness gives the film much of its charm. Its honest treatment of love, sex and commitment still makes it an important early American gay film.
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