Carried Away (1996 film)

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.

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

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".

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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

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Karen Churchill

Production

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Bruno Barreto directed his wife Amy Irving in a sex scene with Dennis Hopper, which was later edited. "You wouldn't believe what was cut," Irving said. "Sometimes I couldn't believe what he was asking me to do."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Carried Away". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ "People". www.upi.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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