Review of A Very Natural Thing (1974) by Stephen G — 05 Jan 2013

The summary listed for this movie is totally incorrect. There is nothing in the movie pertaining to a gay teen and his closeted teacher. The movie is about David, an ex-monk still in his twenties, who meets Mark and falls for him. 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?

The quality of the movie is no better than a porn shot back in the 70's. There's a bunch of montage sequences, which I'm never a fan of. This might have been new and interesting back in 1974, but I found it rather bland and boring.