If anyone has ever seen the 1986 classic lesbian movie "Desert hearts" you will see the parallels - older upper class NY divorce meets younger free-spirited artist who is dating a man that ends up having an affair with and then the scorn from when they are found out.
There is a few more similarities between the two movies. Besides both being set in the 50's also! They could release this movie as a "two-fer with it!
Anyone else notice?
cdnbooks,
just for your information - there was an old thread about Carol (2015) and Desert Hearts (1985) that's hard to find now 'cos the op deleted the initial post:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2402927/board/nest/252292572
Best wishes,
janar
"Love [...] is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being." - Ellen Page
Carol vs Desert Hearts
Both are lesbian romances, one of the main characters is considerably older than the other and they're from very different social backgrounds. Obviously there are some barriers to over come given the setting of time period in 50s.
TBH,I don't see any similarity other than what I have mentioned above.
I loved "Desert Hearts" when it came out, and these two films would make an excellent double bill.
share@cdnbooks, ha! I hear you. 1985 feels almost like yesterday in light of the impact of "Carol." On May 4, I wrote this review for "Carol"... "*SPOILER* Has anyone mentioned that Carol is a historically compelling 30-year bookend to Desert Hearts? The two films, released in 1985 and 2015 -- 30 years apart -- are rich and resonant images of the novels, The Price of Salt/Carol (1952, Patricia Highsmith) and The Desert Of The Heart (1964, Jane Rule).
These two masterpieces of love between women have shown us that love...is love. Both end with the vast potential that a so-called forbidden love can exist in our society without the participants succumbing to the usual portrayal of petty jealousy, self-hatred, or familial or social pressure; that two people can find a way to live their lives as healthy and loving individuals as well as a pairing of romantic passion, commitment and brave perseverance against seemingly insurmountable odds.
The screenwriters' adaptations of both books -- Phyllis Nagy, for Carol, and especially Natalie Cooper, for Desert Hearts -- are heroic and offer simple and splendid revelations of the relationships between two very different women, how their lives intersect and how they find a path to each other regardless of the stilted and suffocating mores of their time."
Funny that I haven't heard any reviewer ANYWHERE mention "Desert Hearts" or Jane Rule's original novel in comparison to "Carol." I would suppose that the current production team might want to keep most of the glory to themselves. ;) Time will tell...