- Miss Julie (1999 film)
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Miss Julie 
Directed by Mike Figgis Produced by Harriet Cruickshank
Mike FiggisWritten by Screenplay:
Helen Cooper
Play:
August StrindbergStarring Saffron Burrows
Peter MullanMusic by Mike Figgis Cinematography Benoît Delhomme Editing by Matthew Wood Release date(s) 10 December 1999 Running time 103 minutes Country United States
United KingdomLanguage English Miss Julie is a 1999 film directed by Mike Figgis based on the play of the same name by August Strindberg, starring Saffron Burrows in the role of Miss Julie and Peter Mullan in the role of Jean.
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Plot
Midsummer night, 1894, in northern Sweden. The complex structures of class bind a man and a woman. Miss Julie, the inexperienced but imperious daughter of the manor, deigns to dance at the servants' party. She's also drawn to Jean, a footman who has traveled, speaks well, and doesn't kowtow. He is engaged to Christine, a servant, and while she sleeps, Jean and Miss Julie talk through the night in the kitchen. For part of the night it's a power struggle, for part it's the baring of souls, and by dawn, they want to break the chains of class and leave Sweden together. When Christine wakes and goes off to church, Jean and Miss Julie have their own decisions to make.[1]
Cast
- Saffron Burrows as Miss Julie
- Peter Mullan as Jean
- Maria Doyle Kennedy as Christine
- Tam Dean Burn as servant
- Heathcote Williams as servant
- Joanna Page as servant
References
External links
Films directed by Mike Figgis 1980s Stormy Monday (1988)1990s Internal Affairs (1990) • Liebestraum (1991) • Mr. Jones (1993) • The Browning Version (1994) • Leaving Las Vegas (1995) • One Night Stand (1997) • The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) • Miss Julie (1999)2000s August Strindberg Bibliography · Paintings Prose works 
Drama works Master Olof · The Father · Miss Julie · Creditors · The Stronger · To Damascus · Easter · The Dance of Death · A Dream Play · The Ghost Sonata · The Great HighwayAdaptations of
Strindberg's worksMiss Julie (1951 film) · The Stronger · Karin Månsdotter · Miss Julie (1965 opera) · Dance of Death · Miss Julie (1977 opera) · Dreamplay · After Miss Julie · Miss Julie (1999 film) · JulieRelated topics Categories:- English-language films
- 1999 films
- Films based on plays
- Films directed by Mike Figgis
- 1990s drama film stubs
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