Set Me Free

Name: Set Me Free
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1999-07-28
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7.10
Cast: Alexandre Mérineau, Pascale Bussières, Predrag ’Miki’ Manojlovic, Karine Vanasse

– A coming-of-age tale centered around Hannah, a young girl who is living a troubled family life. Set ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 35 Minutes

Release Year:

1999

Original Name:

Emporte-moi

Set Me Free (1999) - Also known as Emporte-moi

A coming-of-age tale centered around Hannah, a young girl who is living a troubled family life. Set in 1963, Hannah develops a fascination with Jean-Luc Godard's then-recent film "Vivre sa vie". As she begins to model herself after the film's lead role, Hannah slowly begins to explore the confusing nature of her sexuality.

Styles:

Sincere, Emotional, Touching, Sentimental, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

Year 1963, 1960s

Producing Country:

Switzerland, Canada, France

Filming Locations:

Quebec, Montreal, Canada

Genre:

Romance, Drama

Set Me Free (1999) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Jul 1999

Language:

French

Directed by:

Léa Pool

Story Written By:

Isabelle Raynauld, Léa Pool, Monique H. Messier, Nancy Huston

Main Actors:

Alexandre Mérineau, Pascale Bussières, Predrag ’Miki’ Manojlovic, Karine Vanasse

Plot:

Canadian/Swiss/French production that tells the tale of Hannah, a tomboyish 13 year-old hitting puberty in 1963. An unhappy and uncomfortable family life leads Hannah to seek escapism in the world of cinema. Specifically, she repeatedly watches and appears enthralled by Anna Karina, the character from Jean-Luc Godard's "Vivre sa vie" (1962) about a Parisian woman's descent into prostitution. Her ...

Awards:

15 wins & 9 nominations.

Production Company:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

80%

Metacritic:

80%