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Desert Hearts

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Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley
Director: Donna Deitch
Plot Sypnosis:

Donna Deitch’s swooning and sensual first narrative feature, Desert Hearts,was groundbreaking upon its 1985 release: a love story about two women, made entirely independently, on a self-financed shoestring budget, by a woman. In the 1959-set film, an adaptation of a beloved novel by Jane Rule, straitlaced East Coast professor Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) arrives in Reno to file for divorce but winds up catching the eye of someone new, the younger free spirit Cay (Patricia Charbonneau), touching off a slow seduction that unfolds against a breathtaking desert landscape. With undeniable chemistry between its two leads, an evocative jukebox soundtrack, and vivid cinematography by Robert Elswit, Desert Hearts beautifully exudes a sense of tender yearning and emotional candor.

Release Details

Movie Release Year: 1985
Tech Specs & Release Details

Length: 91
Specs: Blu-ray
Video Resolution/Codec: 1080p/AVC MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s): 1.85:1
Audio Formats: English LPCM Mono
Special Features: PLUS: An essay by critic B. Ruby Rich