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A story of first loves and last chances.
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.Read moreLess
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.
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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Dennis HopperJoseph Svenden
Amy IrvingRosealee Henson
Amy LocaneCatherine Wheeler
Julie HarrisJoseph's Mother
Gary BuseyMajor Nathan Wheeler
Hal HolbrookDoctor Evans
Christopher PettietRobert Henson
Priscilla PointerLily Henson
Gail CronauerBeverly
Joe StevensSchool Board Man
Eleese LesterMarieExplore the crew
- Director
- Bruno Barreto
- Producer
- Paul Hertzberg
- Producer
- Lisa M. Hansen
- Director of Photography
- Declan Quinn
- Original Music Composer
- Bruce Broughton
- Editor
- Bruce Cannon
- Writer
- Ed Jones