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Andrea Thompson Chicago Reader The film surrounds its central pairing with relationships of various complexities that rebuke the clean-cut image of the decade. Jun 20, 2023 Full Review Heather Hogan Autostraddle It was the tenderness of Desert Hearts that got me, the hope, and the idea that a woman didn't need to have it all nailed down by the time she hit 30, that a woman could give in to what she wanted and just figure it out as she went along Oct 30, 2020 Full Review Nigel Andrews Financial Times The nearly-all-female cast is excellent, the sense of place is strong. May 13, 2020 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Produced on a tiny budget, it is sustained by strong performances and a powerful chemistry between the actresses, and it is the rare same-sex love story of the era that embraces the possibility of a happy ending. Mar 4, 2023 Full Review Sarah Schulman Gay Community News (Boston) It's a corny love story with very little tension. Aug 11, 2022 Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row In Deitch's steady hands, the film avoids male gaze tropes to create something uncommonly tender and real, a tale of awakening and self discovery that is nearly impossible to shake. Jun 16, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

Sarah G Really wanted to like this one, but boy did it ever drag. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/25 Full Review Audience Member Stumbled across this movie when I was fifteen, fell deeply in love with it and craved a romance depicted in it. Years and Years later; still in deep love with it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Daniele R One of my favorite movies of all time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/15/24 Full Review Debra B Loved it. Haven't seen this movie since the 80s and it really holds up. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/29/23 Full Review PridePosterStudios Let’s clear something up: calling Desert Hearts the lesbian Brokeback Mountain is an INSULT to this beautiful film. Thank you. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review Paul G You have to have lived in the fifties to fully aquatint to the prejudices . The actors are excellent and recreate the era vividly . Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis A New York professor (Helen Shaver) divorces her husband and has an affair with another woman (Patricia Charbonneau) in 1959 Reno.

Director

Donna Deitch

Producer

Donna Deitch

Rating

Genre

Romance

Original Language

English

Release Date (Streaming)

Nov 16, 2017

Box Office (Gross USA)

$2.5M

Runtime

1h 36m