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Desert Hearts

1985, Movie, R, 96 mins

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A triumph for director Donna Deitch and an inspiration for any independent filmmaker. Interested in developing a feature film depicting a sexual relationship between two women, Deitch adapted Jane Rule's novel about a 1950s college professor (Helen Shaver) who takes up temporary residence at a small Reno ranch in oder to obtain a divorce. There she meets and soon falls in love with Cay (Patricia Charbonneau), an employee at one of the local casinos. Read the complete review for Desert Hearts
Desert Hearts movie trailer - starring Alex McArthur, Audra Lindley, Denise Crosby, Gwen Welles, Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau. Directed by Donna Deitch. Genre: Drama Rating: R
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Length: 02:00
Posted: 3/17/2008
Desert Hearts ranks as the all-time classic lesbian favorite romantic film - and also stands as the top-grossing lesbian-made lesbian feature of all time (drawing $2.4 million at the box office). Based on Jane Rule's novel "Desert of the Heart," the movie tells the story of Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver), a repressed English professor who goes to Reno for a quickie divorce in 1959. She spends the weeks waiting for her final divorce papers at a dude ranch where she meets Cay Rivvers (Patricia Charbonneau), a beautiful young casino worker.
Paid | iTunes
Length: 01:31:09
Posted: 4/12/2009
Desert Hearts ranks as the all-time classic lesbian favorite romantic film - and also stands as the top-grossing lesbian-made lesbian feature of all time (drawing $2.4 million at the box office). Special features include the 'Anatomy of a Love Scene' - never before seen footage as well as new commentary by Donna Deitch.
Paid | Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:32:00
Posted: 6/29/2008
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Year: 1985
Rated R

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Cast
Helen Shaver: Vivian Bell
Patricia Charbonneau: Cay Rivvers
Audra Lindley: Frances Parker
Andra Akers: Silver
Gwen Welles: Gwen
Dean Butler: Darell

 

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