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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1991 DVD Release: 04/09/2002 Format: DVD Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 26 mins Studio: Fox Lorber Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Comedy Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Made for PBS' American Playhouse, Surviving Desire is a very short romantic comedy starring Martin Donovan and Mary Ward. He's an uninspired college literature professor. She's a kooky student, and the only member of Donovan's class who doesn't doze off during his lectures. The comedy relies upon the inevitable pairing of two vague, aimless, but very recognizable campus types. The videocassette version of Surving Desire is filled out with two other short subjects directed by Hal Hartley. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Martin Donovan - Jude
Mary Ward - Sofie

One of Hal Hartley's earliest efforts, Surviving Desire, comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Supplemental materials include a pair of Hartley directed shorts, filmographies, and weblinks. This is a great disc for Hartley fans, but there is little here that will entice the average DVD consumer. Those with an interest in independent film should certainly give this disc a look. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide