Billy Wilder Theater Westwood Calif

Queer Icon Series

Donna Deitch’s 'DESERT HEARTS'

March 28, 2022

 Q/A with director Donna Deitch follows the screening

Desert Hearts - The Criterion Collection

 
 
“Donna Deitch’s sultry, sexy movie comes out of nowhere to create a sensation. ‘Desert Hearts’ is completely accessible, no matter what battles you fight in the sex wars.”
— Bruce Kirkland, The Toronto Sun 9/10/86
 
 
“Donna Deitch’s sultry, sexy movie comes out of nowhere to create a sensation. ‘Desert Hearts’ is completely accessible, no matter what battles you fight in the sex wars.”
— Bruce Kirkland, The Toronto Sun 9/10/86
 
 
“A passionate, beautifully controlled drama about making choices and exercising the heart.”
— Geoff Brown, The Times of London 8/1/86