Set Me Free
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 Nana (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 for her female teacher and her actively pursuing what it's like to be a prostitute for an evening.
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HD
Drama, Romance
1999
95 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Set Me Free
- Duration : 95 min
- Languages : French
- Writers : Nancy Huston (screenplay), Monique H. Messier (screenplay), Lèa Pool (original idea), Lèa Pool, Isabelle Raynault (screenplay)
- Directors : Lèa Pool min
- Imdb : 7.1 (740 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.7 (93 votes)
- Actors : Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Predrag Manojlovic, Alexandre Mèrineau
Movie Storyline
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 Nana (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 for her female teacher and her actively pursuing what it's like to be a prostitute for an evening.