“4K Restoration of DESERT HEARTS (1985) at FRAMELiNE 47”
June 22, 2023
Desert Hearts
8:00 pm
Directed by Donna Deitch
Written by Natalie Cooper
Cinematography by Robert Elswit
Containing Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley
Come celebrate the new 4K restoration of this legendary Sundance Film Festival winner. Not only one of the great lesbian films in cinema herstory but also one of the essential screen adaptations of popular literature, DESERT HEARTS is a smoldering love story set against the stunning backdrop of the American Southwest. Winning a Special Jury Prize at Sundance in 1986, Donna Deitch evocatively brings Jane Rule’s novel of the same name to the screen through a brilliant lead performance by Helen Shaver and a jukebox soundtrack featuring classics by Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, and Ella Fitzgerald. Rated R.