The film will screen 7 p. Staying at a local ranch, she meets Cay Patricia Charbonneau, in a remarkable debut who works at a nearby casino. Their slow-burn attraction heats up when the women first kiss in the rain but as their relationship develops, they set tongues wagging. I wanted it to have a beginning, middle and end, like a dinner scene.

I f you've ever watched a movie or television scene in which the camera zooms in, time is drawn down into slow motion, some important action takes place, and then time returns to to normal speed as the camera zooms back out again, you'll understand what's happening when things become intimate between the two main characters in Desert Hearts. The love scene here is not just a portion of the film during which a sexual encounter takes place. It's a full, genuine exploration of a piece of the story that is as beautifully told as any other part, and during which detail is brought close up, with time passing in increments that make it possible to carefully follow each moment as it unfolds. W hile it begins with a jolt, followed by an additional nudge, the rest of the love scene in Desert Hearts is very gentle and sweet. However, there's no less tension in it for that. It's filled with anxious anticipation. Vivian Bell has spent the entire 35 years of her life prior completely buried in the closet and shut off from most of the rest of her emotional being by a combination of determination and decorum.

Instead, this film is shot in bright, desert-pasteled daylight as a center-stage scene of female discovery, desire, and empowerment. It was something we as a lesbian community had never seen before. And it was hot. And memorable. Director Donna Deitch would need to employ the celebrity heft of Gloria Steinem and Lily Tomlin just to get the film funded, which took several years.

Learn more about Amazon Prime. Skip to main content. Verified Purchase. The shy glances exchanged between them were sexy and natural. Also, the slow, intimate sex scene was very erotic, even more so because the director chose to eliminate a musical backdrop and focus on the two