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| Title | Carried Away (1996) | | Alternative/Original Title | Acts of Love | | Disability | Cancer Limb Diabetes | | Country | USA | | Length | 109 | | Genre | Drama | | Rating | 4 | | Director | Bruno Barreto
| | Cast | Dennis Hopper Amy Irving Amy Locane Julie Harris
| | Notes | On the surface this is the story of a schoolteacher and part-time farmer, Joseph,(Hopper) in a long term relationship with another teacher, Rosealee, (Irving). The spark has gone out of their relationship which developed after the death of Rosealee's husband in the war (WWII). He had been a friend of Joseph's. Then onto the scene arrives a 17 year old schoolgirl, Catherine, who blatantly seduces Joseph. Despite the enormous risk to his career and hurt to Rosealee he falls hook, line and sinker. There is some nudity in this film which certainly emphasizes the temptation put before Joseph. Joseph has a limp the result of a tractor accident when a child. The limp contributes to the suppressed greyness of Joseph's character which leaves him so vunerable to Catherine's seduction. Joseph still lives with his mother who is dying of cancer. Catherine's mother has diabetes. The actors' performances raise the film above some of the director's indulgences.
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