Desert Hearts - The Criterion Collection
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Release Date: 20/11/2017
Edition: Restored
Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: Drama
Region Code: Region A,B,C
Certificate: 18
Label: Criterion Collection
Actors: Jeffrey Tambor, Gwen Welles, Andra Akers, Dean Butler, James Stanley, Katie La Bourdette, Antony Ponzini, Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Alex McArthur, Audra Lindley
Director: Donna Deitch
Number of Discs: 1
Duration: 91 minutes
Audio Languages: English
Subtitle Languages: English
Debut feature for writer-director Donna Deitch, set in Nevada in 1959. Vivian Bell (Helen Shaver) is an English professor from New York staying in Reno while she seeks a quick divorce from her husband. Lodging in a ranch owned by Frances Parker (Audra Lindley) for use by women going through divorces, Vivian finds herself unexpectedly drawn to fellow resident Cay Rivvers (Patricia Charbonneau) who is extremely open about her sexual preferences towards women. As the two strike up a friendship, getting closer by the day, Vivian must decide which path to take once her divorce becomes final.
Special Features: Commentary: Audio commentary from 2007 featuring director Donna Deitch, Documentaries: Excerpt from 'Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule', Interviews: Interviews with actors Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau, Conversation between director Donna Deitch and actor Jane Lynch; Conversation between Donna Deitch and cinematographer Robert Elswit and production designer Jeannine Oppewall; Essay by film critic B. Ruby Rich