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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.
- Jane Rule
- 1964
Feb 28, 2023 · Desert Hearts is a 1985 movie directed by Donna Deitch, and it quickly became a cult classic in the LGBTQ+ community. The film tells the story of Vivian Bell, an English professor who...
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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.
Official website of Desert Hearts. Desert Hearts is a tribute to House, Techno, & Love with intimate gatherings focused on art, music and community.
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.
- Vivian Bell
A professor in her 30s travels to Reno to get a divorce and falls in love with a ranch hand in the 1950s. Roger Ebert praises the chemistry between the two actresses and the director's restraint in the sex scene.
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Find out who starred in and worked on the lesbian romance film Desert Hearts, directed by Donna Deitch and based on a novel by Jane Rule. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, cinematographers, editors and more.
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