Desert Hearts is a 1985 romantic drama film directed by Donna Deitch. It follows a woman who, tired of her marriage, files for a divorce against her husband. Soon, she gets into an affair with another ...

Welcome back to our queer film retrospective, “A Gay Old Time.” In this week’s column, let’s revisit 1985’s Desert Hearts, a trailblazing lesbian love story the premiered 40 years ago this month. This ...