Storyline

Anne (Eleonore Klarwein), age 13, lives with her divorced mother (Anouk Ferjac) and big sister Frederique (Odile Michel) in Paris, and cannot seem to grow up fast enough. She yearns to wear stockings, which her mother strictly forbids, and to enjoy the mature beverage of peppermint soda at a nearby cafe. As she becomes increasingly aware of boys, Anne takes to steaming open Frederique's letters so as to vicariously experience her sister's burgeoning and troubled romance.

Plot Keywords

teen girl, sister, single mother, teacher, winsome, spirited, paris, school, café, adolescence, friendship, mother/daughter relationship, first love, sister relationship, growing up, 1960s

Short Review

Few films have managed to capture the innocence of childhood, and Kurys demonstrates in her first a capability and firm touch for not only the craft but the essence of fine film.

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