Desert Hearts
February 14, 2020 7:00pm
Directed by Donna Deitch | 1985
With Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley
Donna Deitch’s ravishing queer cinema landmark draws from the lush, classic Hollywood melodramas of Douglas Sirk while paving the way for Todd Haynes’ Carol. Set in 1950s Nevada, this sensitive evocation of awakening desire follows a repressed New York literature professor who travels to Reno looking for a quickie divorce and finds lusty, dusty love with a free-spirited young woman, giving mainstream audiences their first taste of tender, non-sensationalized lesbian romance.
General Admission: $16
Location
Peter Jay Sharp Building – BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Ave.
Brooklyn NY 11217 USA