Desert Hearts (1985)

9.7/10. The best lesbian movie ever made. Actually I felt the movie didn't focus on being gay, rather it focused on the complexities of being either a person with trust issues or having one night stands. Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau are great, they have good chemistry, deliver every line perfectly with the kind of skill you'd expect from top actors. I never once felt the movie was a gay gripe session like too many nowadays are. The harshest line was when Patricia angrily said she wouldn't let the world change her, a good line for how some gay people probably felt in the stuffy social structure of the country in the 50's.The world here has changed,I think,for the better regarding gay people.Too many people think of them as degenerates just because of a few rotten apples among them.The movie also showed subtle changes going on with the lead characters.Helen's shown going from frigid,uptight,and not trusting someone who shows interest in her to more warm,kind,and loving.Patricia's is a wild,carefree,partying type who matures and focuses on being with one person in an actual relationship.They both blossom like flowers in spring here.If anything,the love scene was the climax of their friendship becoming a relationship.Both Patirica Charbonneau and Helen Shaver should've won awards for this movie.They also should've gotten grown in star power after this. I fully recommend this movie,it's a timeless cult classic.

Rob245