Desert Hearts (1985)

Directed by

Donna Deitch

Genre

drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

18

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Reno, a university professor waits for her divorce to become final. She meets a confident younger woman and begins a romantic relationship that changes her life.

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What happens

Desert Hearts is a 1985 American romantic drama film produced and 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. Set in Reno, Nevada, in 1959, it tells the story of a university professor awaiting a divorce who finds her true self through a relationship with another, more self-confident woman. The film stars Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau with a supporting performance by Audra Lindley. Desert Hearts was released theatrically in the United States on March 7, 1986, and in the United Kingdom on June 6, 1986. It is regarded as the first feature film to "de-sensationalize lesbianism" by presenting a positive portrayal of a lesbian romance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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