Desert Hearts Movie Review 1986

An upstanding professional woman travels to Reno, Nevada in 1959 to obtain a quick divorce, and slowly becomes involved in a lesbian relationship with a free-spirited casino waitress.

Distribution

Vestron Video, c/o Artisan Home Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404-5502, Phone: (310)449-9200, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Lesbians, Deserts, Female Bonding, Divorce

Screenplay

Natalie Cooper

Cast

Helen Shaver, Audra Lindley, Patricia Charbonneau, Andra Akers, Dean Butler, Jeffrey Tambor, Denise Crosby, Gwen Welles

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Director

Donna Deitch

Other

Robert Estrin

Producer

Donna Dietch, Samuel Goldwyn Company