Carried Away (also known as Acts of Love) is a 1996 American English language film directed by Brazilian Bruno Barreto.

Joseph Svenden is a middle-aged schoolteacher who lives on a farm with his dying mother.

However, when a beautiful 17-year-old girl enrolls in his class, life takes an unexpected turn.

They carry on a furtive relationship which leaves him torn between passion and knowing that he is doing something wrong.

Karen Churchill Bruno Barreto directed his wife Amy Irving in a sex scene with Dennis Hopper, which was later edited.