Peppermint (1999 film)

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

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

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

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

References

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. "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

• Peppermint at IMDb