Peppermint Soda (1977)

In the fall of 1963, Anne is becoming a teenager. She lives in Paris with her mother and her older sister, Frédérique. They're just back from summer at the beach with their father. School ... See full summary »

Director:

Diane Kurys

Writers:

Diane Kurys, Alain Le Henry

Stars:

Eléonore Klarwein, Odile Michel, Anouk Ferjac

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eléonore Klarwein	...	Anne Weber
Odile Michel	...	Frédérique Weber
Anouk Ferjac	...	Madame Weber
Michel Puterflam	...	Monsieur Weber
Yves Rénier	...	Philippe
Robert Rimbaud	...	Monsieur Cazeau
Marie-Véronique Maurin	...	Muriel (as Marie Véronique Maurin)
Corinne Dacla	...	Pascale
Coralie Clément	...	Perrine
Valérie Stano	...	Martine Dubreuil
Jacqueline Boyer	...	Mademoiselle Petitbon
Anne Guillard	...	Sylvie
Véronique Vernon	...	Evelyne
Dora Doll	...	Madame Clou - Le professeur de gymnastique
Françoise Bertin	...	Le professeur de français

Storyline

In the fall of 1963, Anne is becoming a teenager. She lives in Paris with her mother and her older sister, Frédérique. They're just back from summer at the beach with their father. School starts. For Frédérique it's the year of her first serious love, her first foray into politics (the Algerian question and "ban the bomb"), her first kiss from an older man, her first friend who runs away, and her first loss of friendship over values. For Anne, who watches her sister closely, it's a year of her first period and of learning to talk to boys, dealing with unfair teachers, and sorting things out with mom after getting in trouble.

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Plot Keywords:

school dance | political protest | pantyhose | female protagonist | back to school | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's original French title, "Diabolo menthe," translates as "Devil Mint." The English-language title, "Peppermint Soda," refers to a carbonated beverage, a "non-potent potable," made using peppermint; this is a favorite beverage of the two sisters who are the film's central characters.

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Connections

Referenced in Spring Blossom (2020)

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Soundtracks

Summer Holiday
Written by Bruce Welch & Brian Bennett
Performed by Cliff Richard & The Shadows

User Reviews

To be a young girl in France in the 60's

Movie of a generation, "Diabolo menthe" was a success as it was one of the first showing its youth with sincerity. It is now a real testimony of what was to be young in the 60's. School, parents, friends, society, it is interesting to see how things has so much changed - and at the same time, not that much: childs are always child, the dreamed discipline of glorious past times doesn't exist, ...

If the movie is an interesting testimony, I was not thrilled by it as a movie, and, even if the youg actors do not have to blush of their performances, I rate this just as okay.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

14 December 1977 (France)

Also Known As:

Peppermint Soda

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alexandre Films, Films de L'Alma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1