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Donna Deitch

Donna Deitch

Directing · 0.5 popularity

Age

81

Movies

11

TV

0

Born
June 8, 1945
From
San Francisco, California, USA
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Donna Deitch (born June 8, 1945 in San Francisco, California) is an American film and television director best known for her 1986 film Desert Hearts. The film was groundbreaking as one of the first releases to depict a lesbian love story in a generally mainstream, albeit art house, vein but with positive and respectful themes. Deitch also directed the mini-series The Women of Brewster Place. Her partner is writer Terri Jentz. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donna Deitch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Works

11 films

Desert Hearts

Desert Hearts

19857.1

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

20035.3

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

20065.4

Women in Love: Desert Hearts

Women in Love: Desert Hearts

201710.0

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

20146.5

Calling the Shots

Calling the Shots

19889.0

Directors on Directing (Part 2)

Directors on Directing (Part 2)

2026

Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder

19989.5

Several Friends

Several Friends

19695.5

As Kineastas

As Kineastas

1986

Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

2017