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	...	Mme Weber
Michel Puterflam	...	M. Weber
Yves Rénier	...	Philippe
Robert Rimbaud	...	M. Cazeau
Marie-Véronique Maurin	...	Muriel (as Marie Véronique Maurin)
Corinne Dacla	...	Pascale
Coralie Clément	...	Perrine
Valérie Stano	...	Martine
Jacqueline Boyer	...	Mlle Petitbon
Anne Guillard	...	Sylvie
Véronique Vernon	...	Evelyne
Dora Doll	...	Mme 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:

pantyhose | nudity | female nudity | topless female nudity | bare breasts | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

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

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

References Summer Holiday (1963)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Slow-Moving but Well-Remembered Realistic Slice of Life

The director's Entre Nous is one of my favorite movies. I had never seen Peppermint Soda, which I understood was equally autobiographical, so rented it. It's quite different in style from Entre Nous - covers far less time, and the "events" in the two sisters' lives are all quite "micro".

Yet it's also true that I cannot think of anything that portrays adolescence as it really was (for boys as well as girls) as well as this movie. Kurys has a truly remarkable feel for the extent to which music on the radio was a back-drop, or the way that a long-running dispute with a parent over clothing (in this case, nylons) can punctuate daily life, or the way friendships in school change over time. It's really a brilliant movie - not the most entertaining, but in its way, profound and well worth seeing. You will find yourself liking it more and more and more as the movie develops.