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  1. 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.

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    Anne (Eléonore Klarwein) is 13. Her sister, Frederique (Odile Michel) is 15. The children of divorced parents, they’ve just returned to their mother’s home in Paris from a summer vacation spent on the beach with their father. The girls attend an exceedingly strict school, one where extra hours of work are doled out for arriving late, poor drawings ...

    Peppermint Soda is a slice-of-life film that will leave a bittersweet taste in your mouth – but it’s a taste you won’t mind when it lingers. The candy-colored hues of the costumes by designer Thérèse Ripaud and perfectly composed shots by cinematographer Philippe Rousselotlook crisp and fresh in this new restoration. The two lead actresses – teenag...

    A spiritual forerunner to modern coming-of-age films like Eighth Grade and Lady Bird, Peppermint Sodais a charming and poignant glimpse at two ordinary teenage girls dealing with all of the inherent messiness that comes with growing up a member of the so-called second sex. What do you think? Does Peppermint Soda sound like a French classic worth se...

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  2. Peppermint Soda was released in France on 14 December 1977, where it was a box office success, earning 70,000 admissions in its opening week [1] and became an enduring classic. [1] The film drew comparisons to Francois Truffaut 's The 400 Blows (1959), another French coming-of-age film that was set in a similar time period.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Diane Kurys's debut film Peppermint Soda is about the children of Karl Marx and Coca-Cola, the bright contrast in teenage years between fanciful ideas about the world, and a riotous anger at the cruel nature of capitalistic society.

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  7. Peppermint Soda is a charming and poignant glimpse at two ordinary teenage girls dealing with all of the inherent messiness that comes with growing up a member of the so-called second sex.

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