Desert Hearts
Donna Deitch / US, 1985 / 92 min.
4K restoration of this dazzling love story with snappy dialogue and just the right amount of romance which was ground-breaking upon its release in 1985: a romantic film about two women made entirely independently by a female director on a miniscule budget.
Desert Hearts was one of the first major films featuring lesbian leads that were not portrayed negatively or suffer an awful fate. Vivian Bell, professor of English literature, arrives in Reno, Nevada in 1959 to divorce her husband. There she meets the young, attractive and above all wild Cay. At first, Vivian tries to resist the dark-haired beauty’s erotic charms, yet she gives herself over to love after Cay’s final, desperate seduction attempt.
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Director
Donna Deitch
Production year
1985
Country
US
Original title
Desert Hearts
Length
92 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP
Part of
Feministisch Filmkollektief Cinemien
Eye celebrates the legacy of Feministisch Filmkollektief Cinemien (1974-1989), which blazed a trail when it came to raising the profile of female filmmakers. This film programme links the collective’s work to urgent contemporary themes, and will allow different generations to discuss equality.
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