Fiction and Other Truths: A Film About Jane Rule
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Lynn Fernie
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Documentary profile of writer Jane Rule whose literary career produced a wealth of novels and journalistic pieces which, in the face of Canadian censorship, speak eloquently about the lives of lesbians and gay men.
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Canadian writer Jane Rule's lesbian-themed novel "The Heart of the Desert," published in 1964, was adapted for the screen as "Desert Hearts" (USA/1985), directed by Donna Deitch. Documentarian Aerlyn Weissman's previous work includes "Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives" (Canada/1992).
Shown at IMAGE & NATION gaie et lesbienne: festival international de cinema et de video de Montreal November 2-12, 1995.
Shown at International Gay & Lesbian Pride Film Festival in Tampa, FL September 29 - October 8, 1995.
Shown at London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival March 24 - April 4, 1996.
Shown at New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 1-11, 1995.
Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival June 9-18, 1995.
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