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Hanna is an unhappy adolescent in 1960s Quebec. Her mother, who is constantly ill, and her father, a Jewish-Polish immigrant, have a confusing love-hate relationship. Feeling isolated and somehow different from the other girls at her Catholic school, Hanna fixates on the beautiful character of Nana, as played by Anna Karina in Godard's "Vivre sa vie." When she finds that one of her teachers reminds... See Full Description
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Comedy and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 34 min. |
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| Release Date: |
March 10, 2000 NY/LA |
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| Distributors: |
Artistic License Films, Merchant/Ivory Productions
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$73,445 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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Eye Weekly,
"In Jean-Luc Godard's 'Vivre Sa Vie,' a doomed young prostitute, played by Anna Karina, sits in a movie theatre staring at closeups of the face of Joan in Carl Dreyer's 'The Passion of Joan of Arc.'" Full Review...
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indieWIRE.com,
"Léa Pool's graceful, dear 'Set Me Free' ('Emporte-moi') is that rare film that remembers that feelings are also about touch." Full Review...
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NY Times: A Girl Escapes One Life,
"The torment of adolescence in an unhappy family is depicted deftly and sensitively by the Canadian filmmaker Lea Pool in 'Set Me Free.'" Full Review...
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Roger Ebert,
"It is not reassuring when your father tells you, 'Books are our only true friends.'" Full Review...
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