![]() ![]() She stays at a guest house ranch for women who are waiting for their divorces to be finalized. In 1959, Vivian Bell, a 35-year-old English professor at Columbia University in New York City, travels to Reno to establish residency in Nevada (a process that takes six weeks), in order to obtain a quick divorce. ![]() It is regarded as the first feature film to "de-sensationalize lesbianism" by presenting a positive portrayal of a lesbian romance. The film stars Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau with a supporting performance by Audra Lindley.ĭesert Hearts was released theatrically in the United States on Ma and in the United Kingdom on June 6, 1986. Set in Reno, Nevada in 1959, it tells the story of a university professor awaiting a divorce who finds her true self through a relationship with another, more self-confident woman. The screenplay, written by Natalie Cooper, is an adaptation of the 1964 lesbian novel Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule. Desert Hearts is a 1985 American romantic drama film directed by Donna Deitch. ![]()
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