Peppermint (1999 film)

This article is about the 1999 Greek film. For the 2018 American film, see Peppermint (2018 film).

1999 Greek film

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

* November 18, 1999 (1999-11-18) (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
* December 10, 1999 (1999-12-10) (Greece)

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]

## Plot

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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

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* 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

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### Awards

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Winner:[3][4][5]

* 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)

## See also

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* Film portal

* Cinema of Greece
* List of submissions to the 73rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ "Record 46 Countries in Race for Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2000-11-20. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
2. ^ "AMPAS Announces the Nominees for the 73rd Academy Awards". indieWire. Archived from the original on February 12, 2005. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
3. ^ a b "Peppermint" (in Greek). tainiothiki.gr. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
4. ^ "Peppermint (1999)". imdb. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
5. ^ "award 1999". Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

## External links

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* Peppermint at IMDb

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