When Vivian arrives, Cay takes an immediate interest in her the proper, elegant Vivian is taken aback by Cay's lack of concern for what others think of her, as Cay has had relationships with women in the past. Cay is employed as a change operator at a casino in Reno, and is ending a relationship with Darrell, her controlling boss, saying that she was "attracted to his attraction" to her. Frances was the longtime mistress of Cay's late father, Glenn, and raised Cay after her biological mother (Glenn's wife) abandoned her. Soon after her arrival in Reno, Vivian meets Cay Rivers, a young, free-spirited sculptor. She stays at a guest house ranch for women who are waiting for their divorces to be finalized. In 1959, Vivian Bell, a 35-year-old English professor at Columbia University in New York City, travels to Reno to establish residency in Nevada (a process that takes six weeks), in order to obtain a quick divorce. It is regarded as the first feature film to "de-sensationalize lesbianism" by presenting a positive portrayal of a lesbian romance. The film stars Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau with a supporting performance by Audra Lindley.ĭesert Hearts was released theatrically in the United States on Ma and in the United Kingdom on June 6, 1986.
Set in Reno, Nevada in 1959, it tells the story of a university professor awaiting a divorce who finds her true self through a relationship with another, more self-confident woman. The screenplay, written by Natalie Cooper, is an adaptation of the 1964 lesbian novel Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule. Desert Hearts is a 1985 American romantic drama film directed by Donna Deitch.
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