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      • 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.
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    Jul 19, 2017 · It's Time to Rediscover DESERT HEARTS, the Landmark Lesbian Romance that Changed Queer Cinema Forever. A classic love story from the queer film canon reemerges. Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver in Donna Deitch's DESERT HEARTS. Photo: Janus.

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    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.

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    Aug 13, 2019 · This is Desert Hearts, a 1986 film with striking parallels to last year’s hit Carol. First shown 30 years ago at London’s first gay and lesbian film festival, it returned this year to BFI Flare , serving up a heady mix of 1950s rock ‘n’ roll, casinos, cowboys, and lesbians.

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    Jun 21, 2018 · The 1985 adaptation of Jane Rule’s Desert of the Heart takes place in Reno circa 1959 and features a love affair between a young, out woman and an older woman who is still figuring out her ...

  8. www.imdb.com › title › tt0089015Desert Hearts (1985) - IMDb

    Desert Hearts: Directed by Donna Deitch. With Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers. While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.

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  9. slate.com › human-interest › 2017Lesbian classic Desert Hearts is still radical in new ...

    Aug 2, 2017 · In Desert Hearts, Donna Deitch’s 1985 lesbian classic that’s currently enjoying a rerelease and select showing across the country, prim and proper Columbia University professor Vivian...

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    Apr 2, 2024 · A review on its release from the Chicago Tribune compares Desert Hearts to traditional Hollywood romance films, unheard of for sapphic films of the time; and credits it for finally achieving ‘the de-sensationalising of lesbianism.’