---
title: 'Desert Hearts (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Donna Deitch'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/desert-hearts-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089015/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Desert Hearts (1985)

1985 · 96 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Desert Hearts is a 1985 American romantic drama film produced and directed by Donna Deitch. The screenplay, written by Natalie Cooper, is an adaptation of the 1964 lesbian novel Desert of the Heart by Jane Rule. 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 film stars Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau with a supporting performance by Audra Lindley.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Donna Deitch](https://cinepixo.com/people/donna-deitch)
- **Screenplay:** [Jane Rule](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-rule)
- **Editor:** [Robert Estrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-estrin)

## Cast

- [Helen Shaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-shaver)
- [Denise Crosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/denise-crosby)
- [Gwen Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/gwen-welles)
- [Jeffrey Tambor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-tambor)
- [Donna Deitch](https://cinepixo.com/people/donna-deitch)
- [Patricia Charbonneau](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-charbonneau)
- [Alex McArthur](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-mcarthur)
- [Andra Akers](https://cinepixo.com/people/andra-akers)
- [Audra Lindley](https://cinepixo.com/people/audra-lindley)
- [Dean Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-butler)

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