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Title: Not perfect, but one of the best available
Review: Ok, so it's a low budget film and some folks feel the plot could have been developed better. Even so, it's an unflinching adaptation of the novel by Jane Rule and a better film than many others with bigger budgets that get much more exposure. Besides, it's simply a pleasure to watch. After seeing "The Color Purple" and "Fried Green Tomatoes" I could only hope that the films were enough to lead viewers to get the books on which they were based and read the real stories. After watching "Desert Hearts" I felt the "real story" of the novel had been told, though I still strongly recommend the book. Kudos to Donna Deitch for working so hard to bring this to us. I'm replacing my worn home copy of a broadcast I recorded years ago with an "official" copy as a Christmas gift to myself.
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