Miss Julie (1999)

A footman seduces a count's daughter.

Director:

Mike Figgis

Writers:

Helen Cooper (screenplay), August Strindberg (play)

Stars:

Saffron Burrows, Peter Mullan, Maria Doyle Kennedy

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Saffron Burrows	...	Miss Julie
Peter Mullan	...	Jean
Maria Doyle Kennedy	...	Christine
Tam Dean Burn	...	Servant
Heathcote Williams	...	Servant
Eileen Walsh	...	Servant
Sue Maund	...	Servant
Joanna Page	...	Servant
Andrea Ollson	...	Servant
Sara Li Gustafsson	...	Servant
Bill Ellis	...	Servant
Duncan MacAskill	...	Servant
Katie Cohen	...	Servant
Helen Cooper	...	Servant
Flora Bradwell	...	Servant

Storyline

Midsummer night, 1894, in northern Sweden. The complex strictures of class bind a man and a woman. Miss Julie, the inexperienced but imperious daughter of the manor, deigns to dance at the servant's 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 bearing 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.

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Plot Keywords:

servant | sweden | kitchen | party | dog | 

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Taglines:

Worlds apart... bound by desire.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 2000 (UK)

Also Known As:

Desejos Proibidos de Miss Julie

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,402 (USA) (10 December 1999)

Gross:

$13,107 (USA) (17 December 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Moonstone Entertainment, Red Mullet Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mike Figgis originally planned to make this with Nicolas Cage and Juliette Binoche. However, when he made _Leaving Las Vegas_ with Cage, the actor's salary was a manageable $200,000. Following his Oscar win, Cage's price shot up to $20 million.

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Connections

Version of Frøken Julie (1956)

User Reviews

An intimate portrait of human frailty.

This movie is worthwhile to see due to the powerful performances of Saffron Burrows and Peter Mullan. Mike Figgis once again displays a knack for digging in deep into a story and opening a pandora's box of human emotions; leaving the viewer to make their own conclusions of the politics of a sexist, class conscious society and how it wrecks havoc on the souls of two vastly different people.