Description |
1 online resource (1 video file) (92 min.) : sound, color |
Summary |
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 arrives in Reno to file for divorce but winds up catching the eye of someone new, the free-spirited young Cay, 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. Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Female Lead at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards** |
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Based on the novel, Desert of the heart by Jane Rule |
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Originally produced by Janus Films (The Criterion Collection) in 1985 |
Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; editor, Robert Estrin |
Cast |
Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Gwenn Welles, Dean Butler, James Staley, Katie Labourdette |
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MPAA rating: R |
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In English. Closed-captioned in English |
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Description based on online resource; title from title frames |
Subject |
Female friendship -- Nevada -- Reno -- Drama
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Lesbians -- Nevada -- Reno -- Drama
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Female friendship.
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Lesbians.
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SUBJECT |
Reno (Nev.) -- Drama
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Nevada -- Reno.
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Genre/Form |
Romance films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Romance films.
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Drama.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Films d'amour.
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Théâtre.
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Streaming video
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Author |
Deitch, Donna, 1945- film director, film producer.
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Cooper, Natalie, screenwriter
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Estrin, Robert, 1942- film editor.
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Elswit, Robert, 1950- director of photography.
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Shaver, Helen (Helen Jane), 1951- actor.
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Charbonneau, Patricia, actor.
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Lindley, Audra, actor.
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Akers, Andra, actor.
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Welles, Gwen, 1951-1993, actor.
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Butler, Dean, 1956- actor.
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Staley, James, 1948- actor.
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Labourdette, Katie, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Rule, Jane.
Desert of the heart
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Samuel Goldwyn Co., production company.
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Janus Films.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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