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Carried Away (also known as Acts of Love) is a 1996 American English language film directed by Brazilian Bruno Barreto. It is based on the novel Farmer by Jim Harrison . The film stars Dennis Hopper , Amy Irving (Barreto's then wife), Gary Busey , and Amy Locane .
Carried Away: Directed by Bruno Barreto. With Dennis Hopper, Amy Irving, Amy Locane, Julie Harris. Joseph Svenden is a middle-aged school-teacher who lives on a farm with his dying mother.
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Based on Jim Harrison's book, "Farmer". 47-year-old Joseph Svenden lives on the family farm with his dying mother and teaches at a two room schoolhouse with Rosealee, his lover and his best friend's widow.
Summaries. Joseph Svenden is a middle-aged school-teacher who lives on a farm with his dying mother. In his simple life there are no excitements, even in long-time relationship with a widow. However, when seventeen-year-old beauty enrolls in his class, Joseph would soon end up in her arms.
May 3, 1996 · Carried Away. 104 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1996. Roger Ebert. May 3, 1996. 4 min read. Joseph was crippled in a farming accident as a young man, and perhaps his lame leg has kept him close to home. He still lives in the farmhouse he was raised in, and has taught for years at the local school.
In the midst of a mid-life crisis, a small-town high school teacher embarks on an affair with one of his students.
