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Made for only $350,000 in 1985 when no one wanted to fund or star in a movie about lesbians, Desert Hearts is widely considered the first full-length lesbian love story, and its success paved the way for the proliferation of lesbian films we enjoy today. Directed by Donna Deitch and set in 1950's Reno, Nevada, Desert Hearts tells the story of a 35-year-old uptight female professor Vivian (Helen Shaver) who comes to town to file for divorce and ends up falling in love with a free-spirited 25-year-old casino worker Cay (Patricia Charbonneau). Although Vivian left her husband because she had "drowned in still waters," she is not quite prepared for the tidal wave-effect Cay has on her life. As Vivian herself admits, her life is all about "order," and her image of herself as a scholar and a professional, upstanding woman does not include a relationship with a woman. Cay, meanwhile, is living at home with her stepmother, Frances (Audra Lindley) while she waits to meet someone who "counts"--and she almost immediately recognizes that Vivian is that someone. Both women struggle with conflicting desires and a sense of obligation to others, and are ultimately drawn together not just because of their attraction to each other, but because each woman offers the other something she has been unable to find on her own.。驯兽师戴维•胡佛（Dave Hoover）、园艺师乔治•蒙德卡（George Mendonça）、鼹鼠专家雷•门兹（Raymond A. Mendez）、机器人发明家罗德尼•布洛克斯（Rodney Brooks），这四个看起来全不搭调的人被聚集在同一个影片中。他们畅谈自己的人生、工作以及点点滴滴的感悟，这四个似乎风马牛不相及的行业，隐约却又有着些许关联。 本片荣获1997年波士顿影评人协会奖最佳纪录片奖、1998年弗罗里达影评人协会奖最佳纪录片奖、1998年独立精神奖真实奖、1998年堪城影评人协会奖最佳纪录片奖、1998年美国国家影评人协会奖最佳纪录片奖、1997年纽约影评人协会奖最佳纪录片奖、1997年得州影评人协会奖最佳纪录片奖。。
