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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
- $2.5 million
- 1964
- $1.5 million
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.
Watch Desert Hearts with a subscription on Max, rent on Prime Video, or buy on Prime Video. A New York professor (Helen Shaver) divorces her husband and has an affair with another woman (Patricia ...
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- Donna Deitch
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- Helen Shaver
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. In this 1959-set film, adapted from a beloved novel by Jane Rule, straitlaced East Coast professor Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) arrives in Reno to file for divorce but winds up ...
- Vivian Bell
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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.
A 1985 classic by Donna Deitch, DESERT HEARTS is a romantic drama set in 1959 Reno, where a divorced professor (Helen Shaver) falls for a young woman (Patricia Charbonneau). The film features a jukebox soundtrack, stunning cinematography, and a tender portrayal of queer desire.
