i be review julie christie career on the net and and and of course and come across one of my favorite . a expect and the lead be the best . over time and effort . i saw it the year it be release . it still stay with me . clearly and distinctly . from chamberlain to knight and joseph cotton and everybody stand out . the director use the bay area quite nicely a the backdrop . if it be on tonight and on the cable and i would be sure to watch it . i view the movie through the eye of scott character . he be in the middle of the late 60 and lose and his wife and shirley knight and just doesn not get it . what be the fuss . kooky or straight and average wage earner or wealthy and they all be portray well . a their life intersect . yes it be a slice of life and in the vein of the theatre of the absurd . yet it make so much sense a i be watch it . later scott play a head surgeon in a new york hospital opposite diana rugg . it be a though the character in petulia get transfer to new york and still lose but still the good doctor . julie christie continue to work when she want to and pick her project well . unlike one of the reviewer on this site and christie do significant work in afterglow with nick nolte in the mid 90 . how could he drop that from his memory bank . petulia be well worth the concentrated effort it take to watch .