Desert Hearts
– The story of straight-edge literature professor Vivian who travels to Reno to get away from a relati..
The story of straight-edge literature professor Vivian who travels to Reno to get away from a relationship breakup when she falls in love with an attractive and unconventional girl named Cay.
07 Mar 1986
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Donna Deitch
Jane Rule (novel), Natalie Cooper
Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers
It is 1950s Nevada, and Professor Vivian Bell arrives to get a divorce. She's unsatisfied with her marriage, and feels out of place at the ranch she stays on, she finds herself increasingly drawn to Cay Rivers, an open and self-assured lesbian, and the ranchowner's daughter. The emotions released by their developing intimacy, and Vivian's insecurities about her feelings towards Cay, are played out against a backdrop of rocky landscapes and country and western songs.
2 wins & 2 nominations.
The Samuel Goldwyn Company