in many way and this be a plot less and jumble of the movie and but at the same time there be something really fantastic about it and and some movie be good off jumble up cause it fitting and never more so than in the case of petulia . george c. scott play a recently divorce man who willingly begin a semi affair with petulia and who be marry to an abusive man . she be a kook and to use a 1960s term and but not in the goldie hawn silly mold . scott character take life a it come . he very easy go and and it nice to see him in a role in which he rarely raise his voice or get manic or seem to care what happen one way or the other . he love petulia but do not take her very seriously and until she be badly beat up by her husband . the editing can be study by film student . it a main part of the story a it tell primarily through flashback . the beautiful city of san francisco be use to full advantage . christie have rarely be more beautiful . richard chamberlain have his best movie role . shirley knight and arthur hill and joseph cotten round out the memorable cast . i urge all serious moviegoer to get a glance at this one . positive .