Set Me Free

Emporte-moi

Canada, Switzerland, France

1999

94 Min

Color

1.78:1

French

Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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PROD Lorraine Richard, Carole Scotta, Alfi Sinniger

SCR Nancy Huston, Léa Pool, Isabelle Raynault

CAST Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Miki Manojlović, Alexandre Mérineau, Charlotte Christeler, Nancy Huston, Monique Mercure

Berlinale (Competition): Special Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, New York, Toronto (Perspective Canada): Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation, AFI FEST (Out of Competition), Chicago (Competition): Best Screenplay, Vancouver, BAFICI, San Francisco (Global Views), Queer Lisboa (The Swiss Makers)

Synopsis

Deftly avoiding the pitfalls and clichés of the coming-of-age film, Léa Pool places us in Montreal in 1963 as an adolescent girl tries to make sense of her family and the world around her. Karine Vanasse gives a glowing performance as Hanna, a teenager with a lively imagination and an infatuation for Anna Karina in Godard’s Vivre sa vie. A Karina-lookalike school teacher fills the void left by her exhausted and overworked mother; her best friend awakens her to a new world of sensual possibilities. The cast is nicely rounded out by the poignant performance of Miki Manojlovic, playing Hanna’s impetuous father as an unrecognized poet railing against the world. Pool has spun a charming tale about growing up curious that will resonate for many. –New York Film Festival

Director

Léa Pool

Léa Pool (born 8 September, 1950 in Switzerland) is a Swiss-Canadian filmmaker who has also taught film at UQAM. She is openly lesbian. Her 1986 film Anne Trister was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Her 1999 film Emporte-moi was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Special Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.

Her film À corps perdu (1988) was selected for official competition in the Venice Film Festival and her film Mouvements du désir (1994) was screened at the Sundance Film Festival.She has been nominated 3 times for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction for her films La Femme de l’hôtel (1984), Mouvements du désir (1994), and Emporte-moi (1999). In 2006 she was awarded the Prix Albert-Tessier. —Wikipedia

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Jerry Johnson

21Jan12

"Karine Vanasse gives a glowing performance as Hanna, a teenager with a lively imagination and an infatuation for Anna Karina in Godard’s Vivre sa vie. A Karina-lookalike school teacher fills the void left by her exhausted and overworked mother; her best friend awakens her to a new world of sensual possibilities." Yes, I fell for the summary. Have only myself to blame for actually watching it.