Desert hearts
(DVD)
Contributors
Deitch, Donna, 1945- film producer,
Cooper, Natalie, screenwriter.
Charbonneau, Patricia, actor.
Shaver, Helen 1951- actor.
Lindley, Audra, actor.
Cooper, Natalie, screenwriter.
Charbonneau, Patricia, actor.
Shaver, Helen 1951- actor.
Lindley, Audra, actor.
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Format
DVD
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Status
Main Library - Media
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Media | DVD Desert | On Shelf | |
| Southside - Media | DVD Desert | Checked Out | April 20, 2024 |
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Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2017].
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Language
English
UPC
715515206013
Notes
General Note
Based on the novel, Desert of the heart' by Jane Rule.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.
General Note
Widescreen (1.85:1).
General Note
Special features: new, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Robert Elswit; audio commentary from 2007 featuring director Donna Deitch; a new conversation between Deitch and actor Jane Lynch; Remembering Reno: a new program featuring Deitch, Elswit, and production designer Jeannine Oppewall about the film's visual style; Women in love: new interviews with actors Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau; excerpt from Fiction and truths: a film about Jane Rule, a 1994 documentary about the author of Desert of the heart, the 1964 novel on which the film is based; trailer; an essay by critic B. Ruby Rich on insert.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; editor, Robert Estrin.
Participants/Performers
Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Gwenn Welles, Dean Butler, James Staley, Katie Labourdette.
Description
It is 1950s Nevada, and Professor Vivian Bell arrives to get a divorce. She's unsatisfied with her marriage, and feels out of place at the ranch she stays on, she finds herself increasingly drawn to Cay Rivers, an open and self-assured lesbian, and the ranch owner's daughter.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 widescreen presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language
Open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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