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      Peppermint Frappe

      1967 1h 34m Drama List
      Reviews 74% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Cautious Julian (José Luis López Vazquez) is content with his ordinary life, until he meets up with his adventurous friend Pablo (Alfredo Mayo), who wants to introduce Julian to his new fiancée, Elena (Geraldine Chaplin). Almost immediately, Julian becomes obsessed with the free-spirited Elena, and although she allows him to show her around, she has no interest in him. He then turns his attention to the meek nurse Ana (also Chaplin), and tries to make her more like Elena. Read More Read Less

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      william k Intense psychological drama tells a slightly surreal, but also fascinating and creepy tale with a hint of both Bunuel and Hitchcock influence to it; Geraldine Chaplin is mesmerizing in a triple role. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely fascinating to see Saura employ elements of Buñuel's (and Hitchcock's) cinema, while making a work uniquely his own. As it does become obvious very early on that this is the influence coloring the film, the viewer can also see how Saura's own way of film-making is not superseded by it. You see many techniques he will continue to use and develop in his works to follow, but with a quirky, surrealist flavor: for example, the use of doubling, particularly with Geraldine Chaplin's roles, and other details like clothing. There is also an eeriness that comes from knowing it was filmed during the Franco regime, a political element that will become more explicit in Saura's subsequent works after the death of the dictator. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member good sixties art house pic Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Lots of downtime in this "mod" salute to Bunuel. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting bit of surrealism. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review dave j Wednesday, October 2, 2013 (1967) Peppermint Frappé (In Spanish with English subtitles) PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA The general premise is, middle age and single X-ray technician male doctor becomes infatuated with his best friend's young hot blond wife. 'Peppermint' is the delicious drink the doctor as well as his best friend always like to drink. Although, the director of this movie by the name of Carlos Saura dedicated this film to surrealist director Luis Buñuel, this movie has zero surrealistic imaging for I feel that viewers can pretty much predict the result of this movie way before it's even over just because there are many movies that're similar to the center theme of what this film is about. 2 out of 4 stars Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Nathanael Hood Unseen Films A kind of Spanish reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO. Rated: 7/10 May 15, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A lesser Vertigo-like tale about a repressed middle-aged doctor, who is erotically obsessed over a girl he once saw at a demonstration during his youth. Rated: B- Aug 6, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Cautious Julian (José Luis López Vazquez) is content with his ordinary life, until he meets up with his adventurous friend Pablo (Alfredo Mayo), who wants to introduce Julian to his new fiancée, Elena (Geraldine Chaplin). Almost immediately, Julian becomes obsessed with the free-spirited Elena, and although she allows him to show her around, she has no interest in him. He then turns his attention to the meek nurse Ana (also Chaplin), and tries to make her more like Elena.
      Director
      Carlos Saura
      Screenwriter
      Carlos Saura
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Spanish (Spain)
      Runtime
      1h 34m