Emporte-moi (1999)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Léa Pool

Writers:

Nancy Huston (screenplay)
Léa Pool (writer)

Release Date:

28 July 1999 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Teacher | Prostitution | High School | Father Daughter Relationship | Mother Daughter Relationship

Awards:

15 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Karine Vanasse	...	Hanna
Pascale Bussières	...	Mère de Hanna
Miki Manojlovic	...	Père de Hanna
Alexandre Mérineau	...	Paul, frère de Hanna
Charlotte Christeler	...	Laura
Nancy Huston	...	Professeur
Monique Mercure	...	Grand-Mère de Hanna
Jacques Galipeau	...	Grand-père de Hanna
Carl Hennebert-Faulkner	...	Martin
Neil Kroetsch	...	Prêteur sur gage
Michel Albert	...	Gardien de sécurité
Gary Boudreault	...	Boulanger
Marie-Hélène Gagnon	...	Propriétaire
Suzanne Garceau	...	Infirmière
Normand Canac-Marquis	...	Client de Hanna

Also Known As:

Emporte-moi (France)
Set Me Free (USA)

Runtime:

Canada:95 min | Netherlands:94 min

Country:

Switzerland | Canada | France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Certification:

France:U | Germany:12 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Company:

Catpics Coproductions

Movie Connections:

Features Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962)

A great film about family and adolescence...

Hanna (Karine Vanasse) is a Canadian teenager in the early sixties.And she shapes her own identity. Her parents escape from their responsibilities: her father prefers playing chess to working; and her mother is a depressive woman (several suicide attempts). That's why she decides of leading her own life. But Reality is stronger than she expected: Life bites hard...

Emporte-moi is partly an autobiographical movie. Léa Pool presents an interesting analysis of the familial relationship and adolescence. Well, this melancholy movie is very touching. Even the scene of the abandoned dog moved. Anyway, the acting is quite perfect and right. Karine Vanasse is magic, Miki Manojlovic surprising in comparison with his performance in "Underground".We can just regret the underemployment of Pascales Bussières, which is paradoxical given the closed relationship between Hanna and her mother.

Well...I have to say that anyone get out of the cinema before the closing credits:a surprise is awaiting you. I put a 8 out of 10.