Desert Hearts (Criterion Collection)(Blu-ray) R
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.
10K
ratings
7.1/10
|
| Price: | $36 |
| List Price: |
|
| You Save: | $3.95 (10% Off) |
Available:
Usually ships in 3-5 business days
|
Brand New
|
Different formats available:
Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 32 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: November 14, 2017
- Originally Released: 1985
- Label: Criterion Collection
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Helen Shaver & Patricia Charbonneau | |
| Performer: | Audra Lindley, Dean Butler, Gwen Welles, James Staley, Alex McArthur & Denise Crosby | |
| Directed by | Donna Deitch | |
| Edited by | Robert Estrin | |
| Art Direction by | David Brisbin | |
| Produced by | Donna Deitch | |
| Director of Photography: | Robert Elswit |
Entertainment Reviews:
94%
76%
Rating: 4/5 --
All these years later, in an age where LGBTQIA+ stories are being normalized more and more in the mainstream, Desert Hearts still retains its power because its edges remain so daring.
Full Review
The Lonely Film Critic
Rating: 2.5/4 --
I might have enjoyed Desert Hearts more if it had been more subtle and observant about the two women... And yet Desert Hearts has undeniable power.
Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Still, despite the occasional douse of cheap perfume, Desert Hearts doesn't succumb to schmaltz too often.
Full Review
Sojourner
It advocates risk and consciousness in tandem as the only means to overcome the cold, repressive hand of so-called normative thought.
Full Review
Slant Magazine
Desert Hearts is an important, overlooked film in the struggle to get gay characters on the screen. T
Full Review
Spectrum Culture
Rating: 3.5/4 --
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.
Full Review
Chicago Tribune
Desert Hearts, a daring and accomplished first feature by perceptive director Donna Deitch, is a movie that sneaks up on you.
Full Review
Gannett News Service
Product Description:
An east coast English professor travels to Reno intent on dissolving her unfulfilling 12-year marriage and meets up with a fiery yet sensitive lesbian casino worker who forces her to confront emotions she hasn't experienced in years.
Keywords:
17%off
61%off
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 64,836
- UPC: 715515205917
- Shipping Weight: 0.21/lbs (approx)
- International Shipping: 1 item
50%off
40%off
40%off
67%off
40%off
50%off
40%off
40%off
23%off