Emporte-moi
Fiction, 94 min.
Coproduction
| Title E: | Set Me Free |
by Léa Pool
Switzerland / Canada / France, 1999
The year is 1963, in Montreal. Hanna is 13 and is trying to become a woman, caught between her father, a stateless Jew who is an unhappy, tormented and clumsy poet, and her young mother, a fragile and lifeless Catholic French-Canadian. In her efforts Hannah is helped by her tender and conniving brother; her only friend Laura, who gradually succumbs to the charm of both brother and sister; and finally her teacher, whose resemblance with Anna Karina in “Vivre sa vie” continually haunts the teenage filmbuff. But Hanna must realise that freedom requires choices that she alone can make and that, as the spellbinding Nana says in Godard's film, she is free but above all responsible for… living her life.
Open / CloseCredits
Directed by:
Léa Pool
Written by:
Léa Pool (in collaboration with Nancy Houston and Monique Messier)
World Premiere: 1999
Original Version:
French (english subtitles), colour,
35mm,
94 min.
Production:
Catpics Coproductions AG, Cité-Amérique, Haut et Court, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer:
Alfi Sinniger
Cinematography:
Jeanne La Poirie
Editing:
Michel Arcand
Sound:
François Musy, Christian Monheim
Music:
Kjetil Björnstad, David Darling, Jan Garbarek
Art Direction:
Serge Bureau
Lighting:
André Pinkus, David Clarke
Open / CloseCast
- Miki Manojlovic
- Pascale Bussières
- Karine Vanasse
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World Sales:
TF1 International
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Distribution Switzerland:
Columbus Film AG
Distribution USA:
Merchant Ivory
Open / CloseAwards
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Prize, Best Fiction Film 2000
Open / CloseFestivals
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Solothurn,
44. Solothurner Filmtage,
19.01.2009 – 25.01.2009
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Dortmund,
8. Internationales Frauenfilmfestival,
28.03.2001 – 01.04.2001
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Torino,
8. Festival International Cinema d.Donne,
06.03.2001 – 11.03.2001
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San Francisco,
43rd San Francisco Int. Film Festival,
20.04.2000 – 04.05.2000
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Istanbul,
19th Int. Istanbul Film Festival,
15.04.2000 – 30.04.2000
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Hong Kong,
24th Hong Kong Int. Film Festival,
12.04.2000 – 27.04.2000
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Singapore,
13th Singapore Int. Film Festival,
31.03.2000 – 15.04.2000
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Solothurn,
35. Solothurner Filmtage,
18.01.2000 – 23.01.2000
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Palm Springs,
Nortel Palm Springs Int. Film Festival,
13.01.2000 – 24.01.2000
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Bratislava,
1st Int. Film Festival Bratislava,
30.11.1999 – 08.12.1999
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London,
43rd London Film Festival,
04.11.1999 – 18.11.1999
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Shanghai,
4th Shanghai International Film Festival,
22.10.1999 – 31.10.1999
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Valladolid,
44. Semana Internacional de Cine,
22.10.1999 – 30.10.1999
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Los Angeles,
13th AFI Los Angeles Int. Film Festival,
21.10.1999 – 29.10.1999
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Chicago,
35th Chicago International Film Festival,
06.10.1999 – 21.10.1999
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Namur,
14e Festival int. du film francophone,
24.09.1999 – 02.10.1999
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New York,
37th New York Film Festival,
24.09.1999 – 10.10.1999
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Vancouver,
18th Vancouver Int. Film Festival,
24.09.1999 – 10.10.1999
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Rimouski,
17e Carrousel International du Film,
19.09.1999 – 26.09.1999
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Moncton,
13è Festival Int. du film francophone,
10.09.1999 – 16.09.1999
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Toronto,
Toronto International Film Festival,
09.09.1999 – 18.09.1999
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Giffoni,
29th Giffoni Film Festival,
18.07.1999 – 24.07.1999
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Jerusalem,
16th Jerusalem Film Festival,
08.07.1999 – 17.07.1999
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San Francisco,
23rd Int. Lesbian & Gay Film Festival,
17.06.1999 – 27.06.1999
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Sydney,
46th Sydney Film Festival,
04.06.1999 – 18.06.1999
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Seattle,
25th Seattle Int. Film Festival,
13.05.1999 – 06.06.1999
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Créteil,
21e Festival Int. de Films de Femmes,
12.03.1999 – 21.03.1999
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Berlin,
49. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin,
10.02.1999 – 21.02.1999