Desert Hearts

Desert Hearts

1985 · 91 min · EN · 7.1 (125 votes)
Dir. Donna Deitch · Starring Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Gwen Welles, Dean Butler

In 1959, Vivian Bell came to Reno, Nevada for a quick divorce. Of all the people she met there, the one who surprised her the most was herself.

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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.

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A quiet, sun-drenched exploration of unexpected connection. It feels like a whispered secret shared under a vast desert sky, focusing on the tender blossoming of a forbidden love and the courage it takes to embrace one's true self.

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