Emporte-moi (Set Me Free)

Director Léa Pool
Year 1999
Run Time 105min
Genre Drama

Hanna (Vanasse) is an unhappy tomboyish teenager living in 1960s Montreal. Her erratic father and perpetually sick mother aren’t much help as she tries to navigate the tricky terrain of puberty. Feeling isolated and alone, Hannah seeks to escape in cinema, becoming fixated on the beautiful and freespirited Anna Karina in Jean-Luc Godard’s Vivre sa vie (My Life to Live).

As her home life deteriorates, the confused Hannah attempts to emulate her movie idol, making some poor and potentially dangerous decisions before finding a healthy way to express herself and cope with her world.

A touching coming-of-age story that won four Jutras for director Léa Pool.

Director

Léa Pool

Pool has earned three Genie Award nominations for Best Direction. Her films include Emporte Moi, Mouvements du désir, Lost and Delirious, La dernière fugue and the documentary Pink Ribbons, Inc. Her recent films include the doc Double Sentence and the features La passion d'Augustine and Et au pire, on se mariera.

Writers

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

Cast

Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Miki Manojlovic, Monique Mercure

Producers

Lorraine Richard, Alfi Sinniger, Carole Scotta

Genre

Drama

Interests

Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker

Original Language

French