Set in the 1950s, a repressed English professor goes to Reno for a quick divorce and while waiting for her papers to finalize, has a passionate affair with a young woman.
1 Blu-ray disc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in digital optical mono uncompressed HDTV video file region A Blu-ray video polychrome
Target Audience Note:
MPAA: R CHVR: Not rated
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985 Based on the novel "Desert of the heart" by Jane Rule Features: audio commentary from 2007 featuring director Donna Deitch; new conversation between Deitch and actor Jane Lynch; new conversation between Deitch, Elswit, and production designer Jeannine Oppewall about the film's visual style; new interviews with actors Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau; excerpt from documentary "Fiction and other truths : a film about Jane Rule" (1995) about the author of "Desert of the heart" ; Booklet contains an essay by critic B. Ruby Rich Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; editor, Robert Estrin Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Gwen Welles Blu-ray, region A, Widescreen (1.85:1) presentation, Dolby digital mono Blu-ray player required to view this disc In English ; optional English subtitles for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (SDH)
