Petunia is a 2012 American comedy-drama film. It was co-written and directed by Ash Christian. Thora Birch, who stars in the film, and her father Jack Birch, are credited as producers.[1]

Petunia
Directed byAsh Christian
Screenplay byAsh Christian
Theresa Benett
Produced byAsh Christian
Jordan Yale Levine
StarringTobias Segal
Thora Birch
Michael Urie
Brittany Snow
Shad Gaspard
CinematographyAustin Schmidt
Edited byScott D. Martin
Music byDouglas J. Cuomo
Production
companies
New Films International
Ironclad Pictures
Distributed byWolfe releasing
Release date
  • June 28, 2012 (2012-06-28)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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The film relates simultaneously the lives and romantic/sexual relationships of the Petunias: the parents, Felicia and Percy, and their three sons, Michael, Adrian and Charlie. The film also features the wife of Michael, Vivian, and her cousin George.

Cast

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Reception

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Due to its very limited release,[1] the film has been reviewed by few outlets. Reception for the film has generally been mixed. Frank Scheck from The Hollywood Reporter weighs, in a lukewarm review, a "wildly inconsistent" plot against "some marvelous moments and a terrific ensemble".[2] Dennis Harvey in Variety compares the film to director Todd Solondz's works, judging Petunia to have "a bit less bile (and punch)".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Freedman, Hadley. January 23, 2014. Thora Birch Interview, The Guardian. Accessed January 27, 2014.
  2. ^ Scheck, Frank. June 27, 2013. Petunia Review, The Hollywood Reporter. Accessed January 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Harvey, Dennis. June 27, 2013. Petunia Review, Variety. Accessed January 27, 2014.
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