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Desert Hearts was considered a ground breaking movie when it came out in 1986,because of it's subject matter and it's mature and respectful portrayal of two ...
New interviews with actors Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau Remembering Reno, a new program featuring Deitch, Elswit, and production designer Jeannine Oppewall Excerpt from Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule, a 1994 documentary about the author of Desert of the Heart, the 1964 novel on which the film is based
9 de feb. de 2024 · Patricia Charbonneau took a massive risk by being in a lesbian romance film in 1985. Hollywood is just now coming around to queer characters being portrayed in the mainstream, and a role like this could have put her career dead in the water before it even began. The film went on to be a massive success though, as it followed Patricia as a woman ...
31 de jul. de 2017 · Patricia Charbonneau as Cay Rivvers in 1986’s Desert Hearts. Photo: Courtesy of Janus FIlms One of my favorite scenes in the 1986 movie Desert Hearts comes near the beginning, when Cay Rivvers — Reno, Nevada’s, local playgirl — gives both her one-night stand and her future lover a ride into town.
Patricia Charbonneau (born April 19, 1959) is an American actress, probably best known for playing the part of Cay Rivvers in Desert Hearts, her first film role. Charbonneau was born in Valley Stream, New York on Long Island. She graduated in 1977 from Valley Stream Central High School, which she had attended with fellow actors Steve Buscemi and Steve Hytner, as well as writer Ed Renehan.
7 de dic. de 2016 · (L-R) Actresses Audra Lindley, Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver attend the Desert Hearts New York City Premiere on March 31, 1986 at City Cinemas Cinema 2 in New York City.
Patricia Charbonneau began on the New York stage in a production of "Revengers...A Tragedea," at Playwrights Horizons. She then went to Louisville, Kentucky, where she was a member of the Actors Theatre of Louisville. While there she originated the role of Lea in "My Sister in this House," a part she played Off-Broadway as well.
