Emporte-moi (1999)

Director:

Léa Pool

Writers:

Nancy Huston (screenplay)
Léa Pool (writer)
(more)

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:

Puberty | Prostitution | 13 Year Old | 1963 | Teacher

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
Anne-Marie Cadieux	...	Prostituée
Jérôme Leclerc-Couture	...	Claudio
Sébastien Burns	...	Sébastien
Guy Héroux	...	Gars qui déménage
Serge Dionne	...	Motard
Claude Desparois	...	Épicier
Michel Antonelli	...	Barbier
Sylvain Rocheleau	...	Patron de l'usine
Paul Kunigis	...	Joueur d'échec
Daniel Monastess	...	Pimp
Michel Rochon	...	Client refusé
Sacha Bourque	...	Garçon au party
Marco Ledezma	...	Homme à vélo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacques Brouillet	...	Curé (uncredited)
Marie-Josée Tremblay	...	Elyse, élève (uncredited)
Frédéric Zacharek	...	Employé d'épicerie (uncredited)

Directed by
Léa Pool

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nancy Huston		screenplay collaboration
Léa Pool		writer
Isabelle Raynault		screenplay collaboration

Produced by
Louis Laverdière	....	executive producer
Lorraine Richard	....	producer: Cité Amérique Cinéma Télevision
Louis-Philippe Rochon	....	line producer
Carole Scotta	....	producer: Haut et Court
Alfi Sinniger	....	producer: Catpics

Original Music by
Robyn Schulkowsky

Cinematography by
Jeanne Lapoirie

Film Editing by
Michel Arcand

Casting by
Lucie Robitaille

Production Design by
Serge Bureau

Set Decoration by
Serge Bureau
Diane Gauthier

Costume Design by
Michèle Hamel

Makeup Department
Béatrice de Lempdes	....	assistant makeup artist
Laurent Lalonde	....	assistant hair stylist
Johanne Paiement	....	chief hair stylist
Diane Simard	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Pierre Bouchard	....	unit production manager
Lucie Bouliane	....	production manager (as Lucie Boulianne)
Caroline Grisé	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bruno Bazin	....	first assistant director (as Bruno Basin)
Claude Dallaire	....	second assistant director
Natalie Plante	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Pierre Bédard	....	set dresser
Beau Blaireau	....	scenic painter
Stéphane Brunelle	....	set dresser
Bruno Charlebois	....	set dresser
Nicola Corbo	....	set dresser (as Nicolas Corbo)
Gérard Estéro	....	property master
Guy Gauthier	....	assistant set decorator
Catherine Labrecque	....	set designer
Roger Pilon	....	set dresser
Mario Racicot	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Diane Boucher	....	post-synchronization
Gilles Corbeil	....	sound technician: second unit
Paul Gagnon	....	synchronic rushes
Gabriel Hafner	....	assistant sound designer
Gabriel Hafner	....	dialogue editor
Gabriel Hafner	....	sound mixer
Sid Lieberman	....	sound effects
Christian Monheim	....	sound
Nathalie Morin	....	foley recordist
François Musy	....	sound designer
François Musy	....	sound effects editor
François Musy	....	sound mixer
François Musy	....	sound
Francis Perrard	....	Dolby engineer
Bruno Ruffolo	....	sound recordist
Claude St-Jean	....	sound effects assistant
Paul Taylor	....	foley assistant
Eric Zimmer	....	boom operator (as Éric Zimmer)

Camera and Electrical Department
Yves Arseneau	....	electrician
Geoffroy Beauchemin	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Richard Bonin	....	grip
Stéphane Charron	....	grip
David Clarke	....	chief electrician
Andrée Ducasse	....	electrician
Patrick Girard	....	electrician
Robert Lapierre Jr.	....	key grip: second unit
Jan Mark Lapointe	....	key grip (as Jan-Mark Lapointe)
Robert McCaffrey	....	electrician
Andréane Melançon	....	second assistant camera
Pierre Mignot	....	director of photography: second unit
André Pinkus	....	electrician
Simon Prévost	....	best boy electric
Mathieu Price	....	grip
Charles Proulx	....	generator operator
Dany Racine	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jan Thijs	....	still photographer
Jacques Tremblay	....	grip
Christian Vezina	....	grip (as Christian Vézina)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Blanche-Danielle Boileau	....	costumer (as Blanche Boileau)
Diane Daoust	....	wardrobe technician (as Diane D'Aoust)
Sylvie Gagnon	....	wardrobe mistress
Suzanne Gaudreault	....	seamstress
Nicole Magny	....	assistant costumer
Véronique Massé	....	trainee costumer
Meg McMillan	....	costumer: extras

Editorial Department
Victor August	....	negative cutter
Carrina Baccanale	....	assistant editor
Christian Gravel	....	supervising assistant editor
Pierre Guérin	....	editing technical supervisor
Sylvain Marleau	....	color timer
Michel Proulx	....	cutter

Music Department
Gabriel Hafner	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Annie Laurier	....	driver
Michel Rochon	....	driver

Other crew
Serge Alary	....	chief accountant (as J. Serge Alary)
Simon Arnal	....	staff: Haut et Court (as Simon Arnal-Szlovak)
Bruno Barrière	....	production assistant
Marie-Josée Beaudoin	....	location manager
Caroline Benjo	....	staff: Haut et Court
Rose-Aimée Bergeron	....	production secretary
Thérèse Bérubé	....	script supervisor
Claire Dubé	....	location scout
Laurent Girard	....	staff: Cité Amérique
Marc-André Goyer	....	production assistant
Jean-François Grenier	....	staff: Cité Amérique
Pascale Hébert	....	staff: Cité Amérique
Olivier Henley	....	production assistant
Kemi Hernandez	....	staff: Catpics
Roger Huber	....	staff: Catpics
Doris Leclerc	....	assistant accountant
Pierre Lussier	....	production assistant
Luc Martineau	....	location manager: second unit
Luc Martineau	....	staff: Cité Amérique
Élise Ménard	....	staff: Cité Amérique
Monique H. Messier	....	collaboration to screenplay
Monique H. Messier	....	screenplay collaborator
Robert Packwood	....	production assistant: second unit
Guillaume Paquin	....	production assistant: second unit
Pierre Pinsonneault	....	laboratory coordinator
Luc Poirier	....	car wrangler
Max-Pol Proulx	....	production assistant
Aline Richard	....	staff: Cité Amérique
Louise Richard	....	staff: Cité Amérique
Michel Rochon	....	accounting runner
Odette Rochon	....	production coordinator
Carole Scotta	....	staff: Haut et Court
Steve Simard	....	production assistant: second unit
Annie Tremblay	....	press relations
Barbara Villa	....	caterer

Production Companies

• Catpics Coproductions
• Cité-Amérique Cinèma Télévision Inc.
• Haut et Court

Distributors

• Merchant Ivory Productions (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Artistic License (2000) (USA) (subtitled)
• Haut et Court (France)
• TF1 International (international)

Other Companies

• Ciné-Titres  titles
• La Banque Royale du Canada  interimary financing
• Mangouste  opticals
• Moliflex-Whyte  camera equipment provided by

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)

Fabulous, Karine Vanasse is the new queen!

"Emporte-moi" is the latest Léa Pool movie. I was invited to the premiere in Montreal at the Loews theater. I was stunned! It's one of the best movies I've ever seen. Newcomer Karine Vanasse (who I had the chance to meet) does to this movie what Tori Amos does for her albums. What I mean is that she brings the movie to life and supports it all magnifically on her back. This is the new talent out of Quebec for the year 2000. Also, you can not put aside the brilliant performances by Pascale Buissière and the rest of the cast. To conclude, go see it right away or if you ever get your hands on a copy when it goes to video, don't waste your chance of seeing this genius movie.