Miss Julie (1951) Fröken Julie (original title)

Director:

Alf Sjöberg

Writers:

Alf Sjöberg
August Strindberg (play)

Release Date:

28 June 1951 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Late 19th century. The young miss Julie lives in a mansion with her father. She has recently broken...

Plot Keywords:

Mansion | Midsummer | Servant | Seduction | Flashback

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win

Cast

Anita Björk	...	Miss Julie
Ulf Palme	...	Jean
Märta Dorff	...	Kristin, cook
Lissi Alandh	...	Countess Berta, Julie's mother
Anders Henrikson	...	Count Carl, Julie's father
Inga Gill	...	Viola
Åke Fridell	...	Robert
Kurt-Olof Sundström	...	Julie's Fiancé
Max von Sydow	...	Hand
Margaretha Krook	...	Governess (as Margareta Krook)
Åke Claesson	...	Doctor
Inger Norberg	...	Julie as a child
Jan Hagerman	...	Jean as a child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Torgny Anderberg	...	Supervisor (uncredited)
Bibi Andersson	...	Dancing girl (uncredited)
Per-Axel Arosenius	...	The count's friend (uncredited)
Frithiof Bjärne	...	Church assistant (uncredited)
Ingrid Björk	...	Bit part (uncredited)
Helga Brofeldt	...	Maid (uncredited)
Sture Ericson	...	Jean's father (uncredited)
Georg Fernqvist	...	The count's friend (uncredited)
Hartwig Fock	...	Sleeping man in church (uncredited)
Svea Holst	...	Jean's mother (uncredited)
Holger Kax	...	Count's friend / Neighbour (uncredited)
Birger Lensander	...	Man at the dance (uncredited)
Martin Ljung	...	Julie's dancing partner (uncredited)
Signe Lundberg-Settergren	...	Maid (uncredited)
John Norrman	...	Julie's dancing partner (uncredited)
Maud Walter	...	Bit part (uncredited)

Directed by
Alf Sjöberg

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alf Sjöberg
August Strindberg		play

Produced by
Rune Waldekranz	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Dag Wirén

Cinematography by
Göran Strindberg

Film Editing by
Lennart Wallén

Art Direction by
Bibi Lindström

Makeup Department
Britt Jansson	....	makeup artist
Marcus Ström	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Rune Waldekranz	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kurt-Olof Sundström	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lars Lalin	....	sound
Lars Lalin	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Per Lönndahl	....	assistant sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
K.J. Jocke Fredriksson	....	grip (uncredited)
Harry Karlsson	....	electrician (uncredited)
Bengt Westfelt	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Music Department
Sixten Ehrling	....	conductor
Todd Benner	....	music arranger (uncredited)
Dag Wirén	....	music arranger (uncredited)

Other crew
David Norberg	....	location manager
Vanja Dahlgren	....	continuity clerk (uncredited)
Alva Lundin	....	title designer (uncredited)
Ruth Rickardt	....	continuity clerk (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Sandrews

Distributors

• Bio Maxim, Sven S. Svensson (1951) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Discina (1951) (France) (theatrical)
• Walhalla (1951) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Trans Global (1952) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Constantin-Filmverleih (1953) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1977) (USA) (TV)
• Embassy Home Entertainment (1985) (USA) (VHS)
• Sandrews (1988) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2000-2003) (USA) (VHS)
• Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2003) (Japan) (VHS)
• Sherlock Home Video (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Rogers and Unger Associates (195?) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Janus Films (195?) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sandrew-Baumanfilm AB

Other Companies

• AGA-Baltic  recording system
• Embassy Home Entertainment  VHS package design

Also Known As:

"Fröken Julie" - Sweden (original title)

Runtime:

90 min | West Germany:99 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Spain:18 (re-rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 (re-rating: 2001) | Finland:K-12 (re-rating: 1964) | USA:Not Rated | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Dalarö, Stockholms län, Sweden

Company:

Sandrews

Trivia:

Swedish censorship certificate # 078560 renewed in 1953, 1976 and 1978.

Movie Connections:

Version of Miss Julie (1912)

Soundtrack:

Den blomstertid nu kommer

Sense and sensibility

A magnificent piece of cinema and a great Strindberg production. It is the second movie by Sjöberg I see after Hetz, and it seems to me that he bestows an unparalleled sensibility to scenes and to individual characters. This comes as a blessing to Miss Julie, since the Strindberg characters are a more or less neurotic and unsympathetic lot, who needs all the empathy the viewer can muster. It is the story of a dangerous liaison between the noble Miss Julie and her manservant Jean. The story takes place after the damage is done, as during the night-long midsummer festivities the two contemplate running away. Now, the times that one of the two change their mind about running away or not cannot be counted on two hands, an it is a good example of why I normally cannot stand stageplays by people like Strindberg, and certain love/hate Bergman movies like Scenes from a Marriage and Saraband. But the immaculate rendering of feelings and passion that stream towards you again is the saving grace and lifts this movie to a much higher level than any of Bergman's gut wrenching offerings. Plus, there are some brilliant narrative goodies like the extremely elegant flashbacks, which intertwine seamless with the present, or the rhythm of calm scenes with emotional ones and the punctual reoccurance of the noisy meandering midsummer night party (acts sort of a Greek choir to the two mains). Also, fantastic camera work, composition etc. Max von Sydow has an unsympathetic bit part, many years before he played for Bergman in Seventh Seal. Already looking forward to seeing it again.