Program Type:
Film ClubAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Virtual Film Club
Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. Registration is required. Zoom Invites will be sent out via email.
Event Details
This month's film is Peppermint Soda (1977), directed by Diane Kurys
Additional Resources
GENERAL
Turner Classic Movies page for ‘Peppermint Soda’: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/86488/peppermint-soda#overview
Trailer for the 2018 Restoration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ3sWtXsP6s
Extended trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoVkHWq3-l0
REVIEWS
Lee Jutton (Film Inquiry) (2019): https://www.filminquiry.com/peppermint-soda-1977-review/
David Bax (Battleship Pretention) (2018): https://battleshippretension.com/peppermint-soda-dame-oiseau-by-david-bax/
Robert Abele (Los Angeles Times) (2018): https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-peppermint-soda-review-20180830-story.html
Kristen Yoonsoo Kim (Village Voice) (2018): https://www.villagevoice.com/diane-kuryss-vital-peppermint-soda-studied-eighth-grade-in-1960s-paris/
James Travers (FrenchFilms.org) (2004): http://www.frenchfilms.org/review/diabolo-menthe-1977.html
[VIDEO] AWFJ [Alliance of Women Film Journalists] Presents PEPPERMINT SODA: A discussion by Marilyn Ferdinand and Susan Wloszczyna (2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ougSwKttBE
(approximately 20 minutes)
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Diane Kurys
Interview with Steve Macfarlane (Hyperallergic) (2018): https://hyperallergic.com/455593/diane-kurys-peppermint-soda-quad-cinema/
Interview with Bette Gordon (BOMB magazine) (1987): https://bombmagazine.org/articles/1987/10/01/diane-kurys/
MISCELLANEOUS
The composer (Yves Simon) sings the ballad from ‘Peppermint Soda’ – with scenes from the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHOLZAT9gsw
The Director Speaks! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLtcySQVTXU
[all links current and valid as of 07-08-2024]