The 1986 romantic drama “Desert Hearts” is a landmark in LGBTQ cinema — considered the first lesbian love story directed by a woman — and it’s a landmark that has weathered pretty well over the years.

Set in 1959 and released in 1986, “Desert Hearts” is utterly timeless. Not only was Donna Deitch’s groundbreaking film directed and produced by a woman, but it was the first film to show two women ...

The easiest way to test how tender and effective the old-fashioned love-story ”Desert Hearts” is, is to imagine it as a traditional tale of a man and woman in love, rather than two women. On that ...

Most filmmakers are men and so they make stories about men because that is what they know about,” says film director Donna Deitch. ”I like to make films about strong women characters, but it`s hard to ...

Movie"In 1959, Vivian Bell came to Reno, Nevada for a quick divorce. Of all the people she met there, the one who surprised her the most was herself." ...

Over 30 years ago, director Donna Deitch made Desert Hearts, a hopeful lesbian love story that was ahead of its time. In 1986, few people could even imagine a queer film that didn’t end in tragedy, ...