Desert Hearts (1985)
Starring Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Dean Butler, Gwen Welles, James Staley, Katie La Bourdette, Alex McArthur, Tyler Tyhurst, Denise Crosby, Antony Ponzini, Jeffrey Tambor, Donna Deitch
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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.
My review · Reviewed 03/02/2024
While this movie had so much going for it, it could have been so much better. Sure, we've seen this movie before. A broken woman falls into the arms of another woman. What makes this movie so unique is the chemistry between the two leads. Also, the love scene: it is intimate and sensual and never tawdry. So what went wrong? The middle of the film. At times the dialog is meant only to explain a little bit more about the plot and not to move it forward. Also, the editing. I can't think of a movie that was more awkwardly edited. I have read that they were on a strict budget - maybe that included the runtime as well. Still, the film is worthwhile.