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1985 American romantic drama film
- Desert Hearts is a 1985 American romantic drama film directed by Donna Deitch. The screenplay, written by Natalie Cooper, is an adaptation of the 1964 lesbian novel Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule.
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Desert Hearts is a 1985 American romantic drama film directed by Donna Deitch. [5] The screenplay, written by Natalie Cooper, is an adaptation of the 1964 lesbian novel Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule.
- Jane Rule
- 1964
Synopsis. In 1959 in Reno, Nevada, 35-year-old college professor Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) arrives by train where she takes up temporary residence at a ranch until her quickie six-week divorce becomes final. Ranch owner Frances Parker (Audra Lindley) meets her at the station.
Jun 21, 2018 · The 1985 adaptation of Jane Rule’s Desert of the Heart takes place in Reno circa 1959 and features a love affair between a young, out woman and an older woman who is still figuring out her sexual...
“Desert Hearts” tells the story of a woman in her 30s who suddenly is awakened to the turmoils of passionate love, and because that is basically a simple story, this is basically a simple movie. What makes it unusual is that the story is set in the 1950s and the woman falls in love with a lesbian.
Nov 14, 2017 · Just so in Donna Deitch’s Desert Hearts, in which a dude ranch in 1950s Reno, Nevada, is transformed into a magical space where anything is possible, even the kind of lesbian happily-ever-after ending never seen before in a movie theater.
One of the most exquisitely swooning images I’ve ever encountered on the big screen occurs exactly an hour into Desert Hearts, Donna Deitch’s tenderly subversive love story that is back in theaters with a lush 4K restoration from Janus Films.
Desert Hearts. Donna Deitch’s swooning and sensual first narrative feature, Desert Hearts, was groundbreaking upon its release in 1985: a love story about two women, made entirely independently, on a shoestring budget, by a woman.
