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Petulia is a 1968 drama film directed by Richard Lester and starring Julie Christie, George C. Scott and Richard Chamberlain. The screenplay was by Lawrence B. Marcus from a story by Barbara Turner and is based on the 1966 novel Me and the Arch Kook Petulia by John Haase. It was scored by John Barry.
Petulia: Directed by Richard Lester. With Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill. An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
- (3.4K)
- Drama, Romance
- Richard Lester
- 1968-06-10
The film is literally filled with violence, with shattered limbs, with beatings, with the Vietnam War on television, with lies and jealousy, and with cruel insults. After Scott examines the torn leg of a little Mexican boy who has been run over by a car, he turns away.
Set during the swinging sixties in San Francisco, Richard Lester's landmark romantic drama tells of the charmingly kooky socialite Petulia (Julie Christie), who has been recently married to David (Richard Chamberlain).
Richard Lester's Petulia (1968) is a fragmented film about a fragmented society, a disorienting film about disorientation. Stylistically and thematically, it's Lester's deepest plunge, a challenge still. Coming off his larky Beatles movies, A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help!
- Richard Lester, John Bloss
- Julie Christie
He's just divorced his wife (Shirley Knight) and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner (Julie Christie), a charming, free-spirited young woman.
- (14)
- Comedy, Drama
- R
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