Carried Away

Carried Away

A story of first loves and last chances.

R 1996 · 109 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama, Romance

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. Joseph, who lacks a college degree, learns that he will lose his teaching job at the end of the year when the school district expands into his town. Meanwhile, he is seduced by 17-year-old Catherine, a new student in his class. His affair with Catherine and losing his teaching job forces Joseph to take a look at his previously dull life and to decide how he wants to live the rest of it.

Directed by Bruno Barreto · Written by Ed Jones

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Dennis Hopper Joseph Svenden
Amy Irving Rosealee Henson
Amy Locane Catherine Wheeler
Julie Harris Joseph's Mother
Gary Busey Major Nathan Wheeler
Hal Holbrook Doctor Evans
Christopher Pettiet Robert Henson
Priscilla Pointer Lily Henson
Gail Cronauer Beverly
Joe Stevens School Board Man
Connie Cooper Charlotte
Eleese Lester Marie

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