Synopsis: Low-key romantic drama about woman in her 30s awakening to love. This reasonably steamy, '50s-set, lesbian coming-out tale is much-appreciated by fans of seductive love stories who appreciate progressive attitudes toward sexuality.
Audio Commentary from 2007 Featuring Director Donna Deitch
New Conversation Between Deitch and Actor Jane Lynch
New Conversation Between Deitch, Elswit, and Production Designer Jeannine Oppewall about the Flm\'s Visual Style
New Interviews with Actors Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau
Excerpt from Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule, a 1995 Documentary about the Author of Desert of the Heart, the 1964 Novel on which the Flm is Based - Trailer