Set Me Free

– 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.

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Set Me Free (1999) - Trailer

Release Date:

28 Jul 1999

Language:

French

Director:

Léa Pool

Writer:

Nancy Huston (screenplay collaboration), Monique H. Messier (screenplay collaboration), Léa Pool (original idea), Léa Pool, Isabelle Raynauld (screenplay collaboration)

Main Actors:

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

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:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
Metacritic:
80%