Set Me Free
Original Title
Emporte-Moi- Director: Léa Pool
- Writer: Nancy Huston; Monique H. Messier
- Producer: Louis Laverdi*re; Lorraine Richard
CGiii Comment
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 confusion surrounding what is real leads to a crush on her female teacher and her actively pursuing what it's like to be a prostitute for an evening.
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Cast & Characters
Karine Vanasse as Hanna;
Pascale Bussieres as Mere de Hanna;
Miki Manojlovic as Pere de Hanna;
Alexandre Merineau as Paul, frere de Hanna;
Charlotte Christeler as Laura;
Nancy Huston as Professeur;
Monique Mercure as Grand-Mere de Hanna;
Jacques Galipeau as Grand-pere de Hanna;
Carl Hennebert-Faulkner as Martin;
Neil Kroetsch as Preteur sur gage