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| A Very Natural Thing | |
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| Directed by | Christopher Larkin |
| Written by | Joseph Coencas Christopher Larkin |
| Produced by | Christopher Larkin |
| Starring | Robert Joel Curt Gareth Bo White Anthony McKay Marilyn Meyers |
| Cinematography | C.H. Douglass |
| Edited by | Terry Manning |
| Music by | Gordon Gottlieb Bert Lucarelli Samuel Barber |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 80 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Very Natural Thing is a 1974 American film directed by Christopher Larkin and starring Robert Joel, Curt Gareth, Bo White, Anthony McKay, and Marilyn Meyers. The plot concerns a gay man named David who leaves a monastery to become a public school teacher by day, while looking for true love in a gay bar by night.[1]
One of the first films about gay relationships intended for mainstream, commercial distribution, its original title was For as Long as Possible. It was released to lukewarm reviews in 1973 and given an R rating by the Motion Picture Association of America.
- ^ Weiler, A. H. (June 28, 1974). "A Very Natural Thing (1974) Screen: 'Natural Thing':View of Homosexuality at Two Theaters". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.