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.
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| Directed by | Bruno Barreto |
| Screenplay by | Ed Jones |
| Based on | Farmer by Jim Harrison |
| Produced by | Paul Hertzberg Amy Irving |
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| Cinematography | Russ Brandt Declan Quinn |
| Edited by | Bruce Cannon |
| Music by | Bruce Broughton Jack Fulton |
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| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
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Running time | 109 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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".
Plot edit
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 17-year-old beauty enrolls in his class, life takes an unexpected turn. She boards her horse in his barn and she then seduces him. They carry on a furtive relationship which leaves him torn between the passion, and knowing that he is doing something wrong. When her indiscretion starts the inevitable scandal, many different reactions ensue.
Cast edit
- Dennis Hopper as Joseph Svenden
- Todd Duffey as Young Joseph Svenden
- Amy Irving as Rosealee Henson
- Amy Locane as Catherine Wheeler
- Julie Harris as Joseph's Mother
- Gary Busey as Major Nathan Wheeler
- Hal Holbrook as Dr. Evans
- Christopher Pettiet as Robert Henson
- Priscilla Pointer as Lily Henson
- Gail Cronauer as Beverly
- Alissa Alban as School Board Superintendent
- E.J. Morris as School Board Woman
- Joe Stevens as School Board Man
- Connie Cooper as Charlotte
- Eleese Lester as Marie
- Doug Jackson as Frank
Karen Churchill
Production edit
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 edit
- ^ "Carried Away". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "People". www.upi.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
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