| Edition |
Director-approved DVD special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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stamping rdapm |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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mono rdacpc |
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Dolby Digital |
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NTSC rdabs |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
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region 1 rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 902 |
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Criterion collection ; 902.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby digital mono. |
| Cast |
Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Gwenn Wells, Dean Butler, James Staley, Katie Labourdette. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; editor, Robert Estrin. |
| Note |
Based on the novel, Desert of the heart' by Jane Rule. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985. |
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Wide screen (1.85:1). |
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Special features: new, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Robert Elswit; audio commentary from 2007 featuring director Donna Deitch; 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; new interviews with actors Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau; excerpt from Fiction and other 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; an essay by critic B. Ruby Rich on insert. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Lesbians -- Nevada -- Reno -- Drama.
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Female friendship -- Nevada -- Reno -- Drama.
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Reno (Nev.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Romance films.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Deitch, Donna, 1945- film producer, film director.
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Cooper, Natalie, screenwriter.
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Charbonneau, Patricia, actor.
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Shaver, Helen (Helen Jane), 1951- actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Rule, Jane.
Desert of the heart.
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Samuel Goldwyn Co., production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| ISBN |
9781681433752 |
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1681433753 |
| Standard No. |
715515206013 |
| Music No. |
CC2825D The Criterion Collection |
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