Surviving Desire

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Surviving Desire
Directed by Hal Hartley
Produced by Jerome Brownstein, Ted Hope
Written by Hal Hartley
Starring Martin Donovan, Julie Kessler, Matt Malloy, Merritt Nelson,Mary B. Ward
Music by The Great Outdoors, Hal Hartley (as Ned Rifle)
Cinematography Michael Spiller
Editing by Hal Hartley
Distributed by Wellspring Media (DVD)
Release date(s) 1991
Running time 60 minutes
Country USA
Language English
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Surviving Desire is an indie comedy-drama film made in 1991, written and directed by Hal Hartley. It stars Martin Donovan, Julie Kessler, Matt Malloy, Merritt Nelson, and Mary B. Ward.

[edit] Plot

College professor Jude (Donovan) becomes smitten with a student named Sofie (Ward). The two enjoy a brief time together, only to find that numerous obstacles, both tangible and intangible, prevent them from moving forward. Their conflict begins to expose parallels with the themes Jude covers in his literature class.

[edit] See Also

Surviving Desire is generally distributed with two other short films by Hartley, Theory of Achievement and Ambition.

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