Women in Love: Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver on DESERT HEARTS
Desert Hearts • 26m
DESERT HEARTS depended on the connection between its two lead actors, Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver, and on their trust in director Donna Deitch. In the following program, made in New York in 2017, the actors and the director discuss the making of the film, the close bond they formed, and the ways it changed their lives.
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