As coming-of-age films go, the French film Peppermint Soda (1977) has a special stillness and lonely innocence. Directed by Diane Kurys, the film is shot in lavish color and follows two teenage sisters, 13 and 15, over the course of 1963.
What's singular about the film is how it looks at the power and awkwardness of teenage girls as they try to figure ou…
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