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.”
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— Geoff Brown, The Times of London 8/1/86