Movie

A Very Natural Thing

1974 · 86 min

A tender, honest look at gay love and heartbreak in the 1970s, earnest and sometimes raw, with a warm documentary-like texture.

Tagline: David and Jason's relationship... it's the same only different.
Overview: 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?
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, identity, isolation, healing
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
isolation
healing
sexuality
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong