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Desert Hearts

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 31m
  • 67

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  • A woman leaves behind her life in New York to find herself in Reno in this trailer

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Donna Deitch

Writer:

Jane Rule, Natalie Cooper

Release Date:

Mar 7, 1986

Runtime:

1hr 31m

Synopsis

While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.

Cast

  • Helen Shaver
  • Patricia Charbonneau
  • Audra Lindley
  • Andra Akers
  • Gwen Welles
  • Dean Butler
  • James Staley
  • Katie La Bourdette
  • Alex McArthur
  • Tyler Tyhurst

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Metacritic

67
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Based on 12 Critics
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USER SCORE (2)

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63

I might have enjoyed Desert Hearts more if it had been more subtle and observant about the two women. It might have been a better movie if it had been about discovery instead of seduction.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
88

The story is not sensationalistic, although its love scene could not be more emotional. It`s a gentle story of someone being brought in from the cold.

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Metacritic review by Gene Siskel
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
80

This is an astonishingly polished and nuanced first film. It deserves to be celebrated, not quibbled with.

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Metacritic review by Paul Attanasio
Paul Attanasio
Washington Post
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