October 1 - 9:05pm

Petulia

Richard Lester (1968) 105 mins M

Petulia

One of the best films of the ‘60s is a tragi-comedy about human isolation, set against the trippy San Francisco scene, & centred upon the relationship between a divorced surgeon (George C. Scott) & a self-styled oddball (Julie Christie) married to the beautiful but psychotic Richard Chamberlain. Luminously shot by Nicolas Roeg, Lester’s almost futuristic & Resnais-influenced take on the ennui accompanying the era’s freedoms is an extraordinary combination of European American modernity. Also featuring Joseph Cotten, The Grateful Dead & Big Brother & the Holding Company.

Preceded by Chiefs Richard Leacock (1969) 20 mins. A seemingly matter-of-fact report on a police chiefs’ Honolulu convention in 1968 seethes with an underlying tension & violence.

Imported 35mm print.

* Preceded by Medium Cool at 7.00pm.

* Screens as part of the Cinema '68 Season.