Peppermint Soda (1977)

Original title

Diabolo menthe

Directed by

Diane Kurys

Genre

comedy drama, teen film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

11

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 120 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows two teenage sisters in Paris during 1963 and 1964. It shows their everyday lives, school experiences, and growing pains in a quiet autobiographical way.

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What happens

Peppermint Soda (French: Diabolo menthe) is a 1977 French coming-of-age comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Diane Kurys. This autobiographical film was her directorial debut, and it won the Louis Delluc Prize at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. The film follows two teenage sisters over the course of the years 1963 and 1964, with the title referring to a grown-up carbonated beverage that the younger sister drinks in a café. The high school where the film takes place is the Lycée Jules-Ferry in Paris. The film is partly based on director Kurys's experiences and opens with a title card that states; "For my sister—who still hasn't given me back my orange sweater." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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