| Call # |
DVD DESERT |
| Phys. Description |
2 videodiscs (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Vintage collection
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| Note |
Closed-captioned. |
| System Det |
DVD; Dolby Digital 2.0; aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Cast |
Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Gwen Welles, Dean Butler, Katie Labourdette, James Staley, Alex McArthur, Tyler Tyhurst, Denise Crosby, Antony Ponzini. |
| 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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Edition from front cover of container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1985. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features: Previously unseen footage; director's commentary; interview with Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver by director Donna Deitch; slide show; theatrical trailer. |
| Contents |
[disc 1]. Feature film (ca. 94 min.) -- [disc 2]. Bonus features (ca. 42 min.). |
| Subject |
Rule, Jane -- Film adaptations.
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Lesbians -- Nevada -- Drama.
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British -- Nevada -- Drama.
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Divorced women -- Nevada -- Drama.
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Single women -- Nevada -- Drama.
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Reno (Nev.) -- Drama.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970 -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Romance films. lcgft
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Erotic films. lcgft
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Feature films. lcgft
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. lcgft
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| Alt Author |
Shaver, Helen (Helen Jane), 1951-
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Charbonneau, Patricia.
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Lindley, Audra.
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Cooper, Natalie.
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Deitch, Donna, 1945-
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Rule, Jane.
Desert of the heart.
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Samuel Goldwyn Co.
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| ISBN |
1932134891 |
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9781932134896 |
| Isbn/Issn |
754703762832 |
| Music # |
WOL4436D Wolfe Video |
| Marc |
United States naf |
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