Episode 60: Donna Deitch's 'Desert Hearts' (1985)
Her Head in Films
English - April 22, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratingsTV & Film Arts film cinema films movies tv & film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, I explore Donna Deitch's 1985 cult classic, "Desert Hearts." It's about Vivian Bell, who travels to Reno, Nevada in 1959 to get a quickie divorce. While she stays at a ranch for six weeks, she meets the vivacious Cay Rivvers, and the two women fall in love. "Desert Hearts" was one of the first films to represent a lesbian relationship without it ending in tragedy or suicide.
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Original artwork by Dhiyanah Hassan
Show Notes:
Listen to my series on debut feature films by women directors: Unrelated, A Brand New Life, Losing Ground
Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule
More about Filmstruck
Listen to my other episodes on queer love stories: Blue is the Warmest Color, Moonlight, Call Me By Your Name
More information about Kiki
The Criterion Collection edition of Desert Hearts
Follow Carolyn Petit on Twitter
Read Carolyn Petit's review of Desert Hearts
Peggy Ornstein's TED talk