Peppermint Frappé (1967)

Julian, a middle-aged single doctor, meets his childhood friend Pablo again. The latter is back from Africa and has just married a beautiful young blonde, Elena. Julian falls in love with ... See full summary »

Director:

Carlos Saura

Writers:

Rafael Azcona, Angelino Fons,

Stars:

Geraldine Chaplin, José Luis López Vázquez, Alfredo Mayo

5 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Elena / Ana
José Luis López Vázquez	...	Julián
Alfredo Mayo	...	Pablo
Emiliano Redondo	...	Arturo
María José Charfole	...	Child
Francisco Venegas	...	Child
Pedro Luis Lozano	...	Child
Víctor Manuel Moreno	...	Child
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ana María Custodio	...	Julián's mother
Fernando Sánchez Polack	...	Patient

Storyline

Julian, a middle-aged single doctor, meets his childhood friend Pablo again. The latter is back from Africa and has just married a beautiful young blonde, Elena. Julian falls in love with her and tries to seduce her, but she mockingly pushes him away from her. He then finds that Ana, his nurse, bears a troubling resemblance to Elena. He decides to gradually transform Ana into Elena...

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Plot Keywords:

actress playing multiple roles | rowing machine | peppermint | male chauvinist | male chauvinism

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

7 November 1968 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Borsmenta koktél

Filming Locations:

Calanda, Teruel, Aragón, Spain

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 18,550,635 (Spain)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elías Querejeta Producciones Cinematográficas S.L.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Goofs

Early in the movie, Julian removes an LP from it's sleeve and places it on the turntable. The LP has a black RCA Nipper and speaker label but the sleeve has the distinctive yellow logo of Deutsche Grammophon records.

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Connections

References Vertigo (1958)

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Soundtracks

"El Misterio de Elche"
(extract)
Composed by Óscar Esplá

User Reviews

mighty powerful , haunting

A very proper, very religious and very conservative doctor is obsessed with his long-time friend's wife, and because the events happen during the Franco repression , he acts according to the dictates of time and place :Extermination! the film is dedicated to Luis Bunuel.A very political, expressionist film.