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Vivian is a repressed English professor who goes to Reno for a quickie divorce in 1959. She spends the weeks waiting for final divorce papers at a dumpy dude ranch. There she mets Cay, a beautiful young casino worker. The two develop a friendship that stirs desires in Vivian she cannot deny. Slowly...

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Corporate Authors: Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (Firm), Vestron Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Deitch, Donna, 1945-, Cooper, Natalie (Screenwriter), Shaver, Helen (Helen Jane), 1951- (Actor), Charbonneau, Patricia (Actor), Lindley, Audra (Actor), Elswit, Robert, 1950- (Cinematographer), Rule, Jane
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Stamford, CT : Vestron Video, [1986]
Subjects:
Lesbians > Drama.
Divorced women > Drama.
Single women > Drama.
Female friendship > Drama.
Reno (Nev.) > Drama.
Nineteen fifties > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Romance films.
Lesbian films.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
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Summary:Vivian is a repressed English professor who goes to Reno for a quickie divorce in 1959. She spends the weeks waiting for final divorce papers at a dumpy dude ranch. There she mets Cay, a beautiful young casino worker. The two develop a friendship that stirs desires in Vivian she cannot deny. Slowly their attraction deepens into bold sensuality as they develop a bond that renews their hearts--and breaks all the rules.
Item Description:Based on: Desert of the heart / by Jane Rule.
Videocassette release of the 1985 motion picture.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Arden Eversmeyer Collection.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (96 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Audience:Rated R.
Production Credits:Screenplay, Natalie Cooper ; director of photography, Robert Elswit.
ISBN:0805102108
9780805102109