Carried Away (1996 film)

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Carried Away
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DVD cover
Directed by Bruno Barreto
Screenplay byEd Jones
Based onFarmer
by Jim Harrison
Produced by Paul Hertzberg
Amy Irving
Starring
CinematographyRuss Brandt
Declan Quinn
Edited byBruce Cannon
Music by Bruce Broughton
Jack Fulton
Production
companies
Distributed by Fine Line Features
Release date
  • March 29, 1996 (1996-03-29)
Running time
109 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$290,978 [1]

Carried Away (also known as Acts of Love) is a 1996 American English language film directed by Bruno Barreto. It is based on the novel Farmer by Jim Harrison.

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The film stars Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving (Barreto's then wife), Gary Busey, and Amy Locane. The tagline reads "No love is safe from desire".

Plot

Joseph Svenden is a middle-aged schoolteacher who lives on a farm with his dying mother. In his simple life there is no excitement, even in his long-time relationship with a widow. However, when a beautiful 17-year-old girl enrolls in his class, life takes an unexpected turn. She boards her horse in his barn, and they flirt. They carry on a furtive relationship which leaves him torn between passion and knowing that he is doing something wrong. When their relationship becomes public, many different reactions ensue.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Carried Away". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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