Desert Hearts
Groundbreaking upon its release in 1985: a love story about two women, made entirely independently by a woman. In this 1959-set film, adapted from a beloved novel by Jane Rule, straitlaced East Coast professor Vivian Bell arrives in Reno to file for divorce but winds up catching the eye of someone new, the free-spirited Cay.
Starring Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley
Director Donna Deitch