Petulia

Petulia

Infobox Film
name = Petulia


caption = film poster by Bob Peak
director = Richard Lester
producer = Don Devlin, Denis O'Dell, Raymond Wagner
writer = Lawrence B. Marcus
starring = Julie Christie
George C. Scott
Richard Chamberlain
music = John Barry
cinematography = Nicolas Roeg
editing =
distributor = Warner Bros./Seven Arts
released = June 10 1968
runtime = 105 min.
country = United Kingdom/
USA
awards =
language = English
budget =
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imdb_id = 0063426

"Petulia" (1968) is a British drama film directed by Richard Lester. The screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus is based on the novel "Me and the Arch Kook Petulia" by John Haase.

ynopsis

The title character is a young San Francisco socialite married to a savagely abusive man. She finagles a meeting with physician Archie Bollen who she first saw and became smitten with as he treated an injured Mexican boy. Bollen is in the process of divorcing his wife, is sifting through new relationships with his ex, the new man in her life, his sons, and friends who knew him only as one-half of a couple. The two soon embark on a quirky relationship.

A non-linear construction with frequent flash-backs and flash-forwards (especially at the beginning of the film) make a second viewing helpful.

Production

The Warner Brothers/Seven Arts release stars Julie Christie as Petulia, George C. Scott as Archie Bollen, and Richard Chamberlain as David Danner, with Arthur Hill, Shirley Knight, Pippa Scott, Kathleen Widdoes, Richard Dysart, Ruth Kobart, Joseph Cotten, Rene Auberjonois, and Ellen Geer in supporting roles. Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bob Weir, and Howard Hesseman are seen briefly in cameo appearances. Filmed on location throughout San Francisco, "Petulia" included scenes at the apartment building located at 307 Filbert Street and in the lobby of the Fairmont Hotel.

Awards

Marcus was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written American Drama.

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