Surviving Desire

Surviving Desire
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Directed by	Hal Hartley
Written by	Hal Hartley
Produced by	Jerome Brownstein Ted Hope
Starring	Martin Donovan Julie Kessler Matt Malloy Merritt Nelson Mary B. Ward
Cinematography	Michael Spiller
Edited by	Hal Hartley
Music by	The Great Outdoors, Hal Hartley (as Ned Rifle)
Distributed by	Wellspring Media (DVD)
Release date	1991 (1991)
Running time	53 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Surviving Desire is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Hal Hartley and starring Martin Donovan, Julie Kessler, Matt Malloy, Merritt Nelson, and Mary B. Ward.^[1]

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.

• Martin Donovan as Jude
• Matt Malloy as Henry
• Rebecca Nelson as Katie
• Julie Kessler as Jill (as Julie Sukman)
• Mary B. Ward as Sofie

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

• Surviving Desire at IMDb

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