Set Me Free Movie Review 1999

Thirteen-year-old Hanna is trying to deal with her loneliness in 1963 Montreal. Her Polish immigrant father (Manojivoic) is a frustrated writer who takes his problems out on his family while his depressed wife (Pussieres) slaves in a garment factory to support them. Hanna tries to find solace at the cinema where she becomes enamored of actress Anna Karina, the sultry star of Jean-Luc Godard's "My Life to Live," in which she plays an independent prostitute (not a first-choice role model). Hanna's confusion and unhappiness go unresolved, but then she still has a lot of living to do. French with subtitles.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from Canadian, Swiss.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Montreal, Coming of Age, Period Piece: 1960s, Teen Angst, Family Drama

Screenplay

Lea Pool, Monique H. Messier, Nancy Huston

Cast

Karine Vanasse, Miki (Predrag) Manojlovic, Pascale Bussieres, Alexandre Merineau, Charlotte Christeler, Nancy Huston, Monique Mercure

Cinematography

Jeanne Lapoirie

Director

Lea Pool