- Surviving Desire
Infobox Film
name = Surviving Desire
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director =Hal Hartley
producer = Jerome Brownstein,Ted Hope
writer =Hal Hartley
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starring = Martin Donovan, Julie Kessler, Matt Malloy, Merritt Nelson, Mary B. Ward
music = The Great Outdoors,Hal Hartley (as Ned Rifle)
cinematography =Michael Spiller
editing =Hal Hartley
distributor = Wellspring Media (DVD)
released =1991
runtime = 60 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0103010"Surviving Desire" is an indie
comedy-drama film made in 1991, written and directed byHal Hartley . It starsMartin Donovan ,Julie Kessler ,Matt Malloy ,Merritt Nelson , and Mary B. Ward.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.
ee Also
"Surviving Desire" is generally distributed with two other short films by Hartley,
Theory of Achievement and Ambition.External links
*imdb title|id=0103010|title=Surviving Desire
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