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Petulia (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1968 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Richard Lester

Written By:
Lawrence B. Marcus
John Haase

Actors:
Julie Christie ..... Petulia Danner
George C. Scott ..... Dr. Archie Bollen
Richard Chamberlain ..... David Danner
Arthur Hill ..... Barney
Shirley Knight ..... Polo
Pippa Scott ..... May
Kathleen Widdoes ..... Wilma
Roger Bowen ..... Warren
Richard Dysart ..... Motel Receptionist
Ruth Kobart ..... Nun
Ellen Geer ..... Nun
Lou Gilbert ..... Mr. Howard
Nate Esformes ..... Mr. Mendoza
Maria Val ..... Mrs. Mendoza
Vincent Arias ..... Oliver

Synopsis:

When she sees him at a hospital fund-raiser, newlywed San Francisco socialite Petulia Danner, who has been married to naval engineer David Danner for six months, seems determined to have an affair with soon to be divorced physician Dr. Archie Bollen, who has been married to his wife Polo for close to ten years, their marriage which many saw as being perfect. Archie doesn't even know Petulia's name, but only knows her as the woman who brought in a young Mexican boy into the hospital with serious injuries. Petulia's pursuit of Archie is relentless - she even declaring that they will someday be married - even as Archie dates another woman named May. Archie eventually learns part of the reason why Petulia is so determined to cheat on David as her relationship to David and David's wealthy father are brought to light. Archie also learns that getting involved with Petulia in any regard has its consequences, both for Petulia herself and for him, most specifically in his relationship to Polo.

San Francisco physician Archie Bollen is divorcing, sorting out new relationships with his ex, her new man, his sons, and friends who knew him as part of a couple. At a charity event, Petulia Danner, a young and lovely socialite, throws herself at him, telling him they should find a hotel room and soon announcing she intends to marry him. She's quixotic, vulnerable, and not easy to dissuade. She's also married and faces demons of her own. Bollen returns to his apartment one afternoon and finds her unconscious, savagely beaten, most certainly by her husband. How Archie and Petulia respond to the husband's abuse are the film's conclusion.

An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.

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