updated and retooled for a young audience that won't recognize the connection." LaSalle applauds the film's ability to evoke a young girl's experience of being on her own for the first time, writing, "Anna and Ben romp through Prague and, later, Venice, having adventures and misadventures and meeting various colorful characters, and it's all quite engaging. We understand what this freedom means to Anna, partly thanks to Moore's expressive intelligence, but also through director Andy Cadiff's technique. We see a rock concert, a late-night outdoor screening of an operatic film and the splendors of historic cities through the eyes of a young girl experiencing them for the first time." Accolades 2004 Teen Choice Award Nomination for Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male (Matthew Goode) 2004 Teen Choice Award Nomination for Choice Movie – Date Movie 2004 Teen Choice Award Nomination for Choice Movie Actress – Drama/Action Adventure (Mandy Moore) 2004 Teen Choice Award Nomination for Choice Movie Liar (Matthew Goode) 2004 World Soundtrack Award Nomination for Discovery of the Year (Christian Henson) References External links Chasing Liberty at The Numbers 2004 films 2000s comedy road movies 2000s coming-of-age comedy films 2004 romantic comedy films 2000s teen comedy films 2000s teen romance films Alcon Entertainment films American comedy road movies American coming-of-age comedy films American romantic comedy films American teen comedy films American teen romance films British coming-of-age comedy films British comedy road movies British romantic comedy films British teen comedy films British teen romance films Coming-of-age romance films Films about fictional presidents of the United States Films about the United States Secret Service Films about vacationing Films produced by David Parfitt Films set in Austria Films set in Berlin Films set in London Films set in Prague Films set in Venice Films set in the White House Films shot at Barrandov Studios Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films shot in Berlin Films shot in Essex Films shot in London Films shot in Venice Films shot in Washington, D.C. Films directed by Andy Cadiff 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000s British films