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Miss Julie (1999)

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Critic Reviews: 7
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August Strindberg's once-controversial play is brought to the screen in this adaptation directed and co-written by Mike Figgis. Miss Julie is set on the estate of a wealthy Swedish family in 1894, where the servants live a life of uncomfortable poverty while the masters of the house enjoy their riches. On Midsummer's Eve, the servants and the local peasants have gathered for their traditional celebration, while one of the household cooks, Christine (Maria Doyle Kennedy), is waiting for her

R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Drama, Romance

Directed By: Mike Figgis

Written By: Helen Cooper

In Theaters: Dec 10, 1999 Wide

On DVD: May 30, 2000

United Artists Films

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Cast

Saffron Burrows
Miss Julie
Peter Mullan
Jean
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Christine
Anita Bj�rk
Julie
Ulf Palme
Jean
Anders Henrikson
Count Carl
Lissi Alandh
Countess Berta
??ke Claesson
Doctor
Sture Ericsson
Jean's Father
??ke Fridell
Robert
Inga Gill
Viola
Svea Holst
Jean's Mother
Margareta Krook
Governess
Max von Sydow
Hand
Inger Borberg
Maerta Dorff
Kristin

Critic Reviews for Miss Julie

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Intermittently powerful, though not really engaging, this new Figgis version suffers from poor conception of Strindberg's noted play and mediocre acting by Saffron Burrows in the lead; as the servant, Peter Mulan is quite good.

December 27, 2006 Full Review Source: Variety

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Emanuel Levy

Variety

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Other than that split screen scene, no convincing argument is made to translate the story from the stage to film.

January 7, 2010 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

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Mike Figgis' stage play translated artistically to the screen. It's a nicely lit historical manor; most of the action is in the kitchen, where the grown daughter of the house Miss Julie (Saffron Burrows) has a steamy kitchen affair with John, the footman of the estate (Peter Mullen). It's engaging drama and tragedy. I

July 14, 2007

Lafe Fredbjornson

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A brutal look at the inequalities between men and women and between members of the upper and lower classes. The two main characters, Miss Julie (Saffron Burrows), the aristocratic daughter of the manor, and her father's footman, Jean (Peter Mullan), seem bent on daring the other to cross those lines that separate them

December 1, 2010