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[–]begonia_skies 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Desert Hearts is, in my opinion, one of the best lesbian movies and the fact it debuted in 1985 is really crazy when it feels like movies lately only seem to take steps backwards instead of forwards. It came up on my Netflix a long time ago (don't think it is on Netflix anymore) and I thought, what the heck else do I have to do today? I was prepared to really cringe at an 80s lesbian movie. I was very pleasantly surprised.

The dialogue does feel very clunky at times, and those fade-outs lol! However, the chemistry between the two leads is undeniable and they are what really sell this movie, even through some weird set-ups and strange choices. To me, Vivian is so beautiful, I can watch this movie just for that actress, and you can feel the connection and desire between her and Cay. And I believe the sex scene is really one of the best for the genre, it isn't tacky and cringy and clearly directed by a man (like Blue is Warmest Color/Handmaiden, etc etc) and really does feel intimate without being too gratuitous. The plot thread with Frances was tedious and her character is really pretty annoying, but I didn't mind the homophobia undertones, this movie took place in the 1950s, it would be strange to not include. Plus the ending is wonderful enough to make up for it!