Comments on: Petulia, 1968 https://ounodesign.com/2012/05/16/petulia-1968/ Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: LB https://ounodesign.com/2012/05/16/petulia-1968/#comment-2069 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:37:59 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=14112#comment-2069 In reply to Eric.

Well of course you’re completely right. It’s a mess as a film; I’m just interested in the sets and the timing. It’s one of the few examples of the reverse of the usual breakdown of the modern/traditional divide, morally speaking. As a film thought it’s pretentious, aspiring to art through all that disjunction and staginess but failing.

]]> By: Eric https://ounodesign.com/2012/05/16/petulia-1968/#comment-2068 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:01:15 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=14112#comment-2068 I have seen “Petulia” three times on DVD…and I still DON’T know what the hell’s it all about! I hate it (legendary film critic Pauline Kael thought so saying it was one of worst films she ever saw). Like “Easy Rider”, “Petulia” is one of those late-60’s movies where I wondered, ‘Forget about the plot…what is THE MESSAGE?!?’ (the sightings of Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead, as extras, adds to the confusion) The only thing that caught my eye was Joseph Cotten: had not this film been the disappointment, he would had been nominated for a Best Supporting Actor in 1968.

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