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.。1987年的洛杉矶,各种各样的摇滚乐队和歌手如同雨后春笋一样的遍地开花,就在这个梦想的城市里,有两个从外地赶来寻梦,但是现在却只能在酒吧里做男女招待的年轻人。那个女孩叫做谢丽·克里斯蒂安,那个男孩叫做德鲁·波利。他们怀揣着梦想,在洛杉矶这个大都市里做了飘在洛杉矶的人。他们相亲相爱,他们共同奋斗。虽然洛杉矶里明星很多,不过,他们对歌唱和摇滚的热爱,还是让他们从芸芸众生中脱颖而出。很快,他们得到了演出的机会,有成为巨星的可能。而与此同时,他们的爱情也接受了挑战。
本片改编自近年来风靡百老汇的同名音乐剧,故事发生在摇滚风行的80年代,其中能听到很多歌手乐队的经典曲目,如邦·乔维(Bon Jovi)、佩班·娜塔(Pat Benatar)、Styx乐队、Journey乐队等。电影版的剧本由导演亚当·山克曼与《钢铁侠2》编剧贾斯汀·塞洛克斯共同撰写。。55岁的马里奥在一间停尸房里工作,他有时也会写一点验尸报告。1973年中期,智利发生了一场大规模的政变。这段时间里,他疯狂地迷恋上了自己的女邻居南希。南希是一家夜总会的舞女。。