I searched around for a while and finally came upon a copy of it on a gay torrent site!
I had a sit down with the movie today and was very pleased I did. The movie follows an ex-monk, David (the very sexy Robert Joel) who moves to New York to be a teacher by day and try to find a partner at a gay club by night. At the club he meets Mark and the two hookup for the night. Mark and David decide to see each other more and eventually end up moving in together ("getting married" as they say). Things are going great until Mark realizes he doesn't want to be tied down like a married straight couple and begins exploring the bath-house world. Mark tries to get David into the bath scene, but David knows he's meant to be with someone who wants only him. The movie is a very bittersweet look at the relationship of these two men and does a nice job being honest about it. The dialogue is a bit straighforward at times, but for a film in 1974 it's very groundbreaking. The movie contains scenes of the 1973 Pride Parade in New York which are lovely and nicely placed. All in all it was a very good movie and I'd definiely recommend trying to grab a copy sometime. This film was the first mainstream gay film and it didn't hold back at all, there's some great nudity throughout (some of which is very sexy slow motion running).
And to finish it off, here's another shot of Robert Joel! Yum, the 70s sure were sexy!
Sadly Robert Joel died in 1992... Rest in Peace dear man, I'm very thankful that you stood up for my rights and future!
2 comments:
I am Robert's nephew. His name was actually Robert Joel McLane. I am always so glad to see people still watching and loving Robert's work. Sadly he died right after I was born, but I think of him often. I still keep picture of him around me.
Robert and I dated in the early 80s and he was the nicest guy you'd ever want to know. He lived in an amazing papoose of an apartment, hanging off the bottom of a house, with a gazillion steps leading up to it. He was a true free spirit and one of the best men I ever knew.
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