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57% Critic Match
Carried Away
“A story of first loves and last chances.”
5.7 / 10• 1996• 1h 49m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dennis Hopper
Joseph Svenden
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bruno Barreto's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Carried Away is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
