72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Petulia

Richard Lester
UK - USA
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Having shed the ties of wedlock on leaving his wife, caring middle-aged doctor Archie Bollen doesn't really kno what to do with himself. His problem is soon solved when he goes t a party and meets Petulia, the wife of a weak-willed millonaire fledgling who knocks her around. During their ensuing affair, archie is mystified when his attempts to make the girl see reason and leave her husband come to nothing. 

Director
Richard Lester
Screenplay
John Haase, Lawrence B. Marcus, Barbara Turner
Plot
Lawrence B. Marcus
Photography
Nicholas Roeg
Edition
Antony Gibbs
Music
John Barry
Cast
Julie Christie, George C. Scott, Richard Chamberlain, Arthur Hill
Running Time
105 m.
Country
UK - USA
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