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Surviving Desire is a american film of genre Drama directed by Hal Hartley released in USA on 1 january 1991 with Martin Donovan
Surviving Desire (1991)
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Add to a movie listSurviving Desire is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Hal Hartley. It stars Martin Donovan, Julie Kessler, Matt Malloy, Merritt Nelson, and Mary B. Ward.
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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.Actors
Martin Donovan
(Jude)
Matt Malloy
(Henry)
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