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
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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.
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 |
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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