Peppermint (1999 film)
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| Peppermint | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Costas Kapakas |
| Written by | Costas Kapakas |
| Starring | Georges Corraface Any Loulou Alexandros Mylonas Nikoletta Vlavianou Tasos Palatzidis |
| Cinematography | Giannis Daskalothanasis |
| Edited by | Takis Yannopoulos |
| Music by | Panagiotis Kalatzopoulos |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Greece |
| Language | Greek |
Peppermint is a 1999 Greek film directed by Costas Kapakas. It was Greece's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]
Old schoolmates attend a reunion party, and an aviation engineer amongst them takes a trip down memory lane. As he reminisces about his childhood and his extraordinary relationship with his cousin Marina, the viewer looks on the lives of the protagonists, taking a glimpse of the Greek society between 1955 and 1973.[3]
Cast
- Georges Corraface as Stefanos Karouzos
- Any Loulou as Alkistis Karouzou
- Alexandros Mylonas as Pavlos Karouzos
- Nikoletta Vlavianou as Ariadni
- Tasos Palatzidis as Michalakis
- Giorgos Gerontidakis-Sempetadelis as Stefanos Karouzos at 12
- Markella Pappa as Marina at 12
Reception
Awards
- 1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Film
- 1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Debut Director (Costas Kapakas)
- 1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Screenplay (Costas Kapakas)
- 1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Actress (Any Loulou)
- 1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor (Tasos Palatzidis)
- 1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Music (Panagiotis Kalatzopoulos)
- 1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Editing
- 1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Sound
- 1999: Greek State Film Awards for Best Make up
Nominated:
- 1999: Thessaloniki International Film Festival for Golden Alexander
- 2000: Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Not Nominated)
