Miss Julie (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Liv Ullmann |
| Produced by | Tristan Orpen Lynch Aoife O'Sullivan Teun Hilte Oliver Dungey Synnøve Hørsdal |
| Screenplay by | Liv Ullmann |
| Based on |
Miss Julie by August Strindberg |
| Starring |
Jessica Chastain Colin Farrell Samantha Morton |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Krichman |
| Edited by | Michal Leszczylowski |
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Maipo Film
The Apocalypse Films Company |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar |
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Running time
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130 minutes |
| Country | Norway United Kingdom Ireland France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5.5 million |
| Box office | $45,494 |
Miss Julie (2014) is a independent period drama film written and directed by Liv Ullmann, based on the play of the same name by August Strindberg and starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton. Set in Ireland in this adaptation, it had its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was a co-production of Norway, United Kingdom, Ireland, and France.
In 1890, in Fermanagh, during the course of a Midsummer Night's Eve celebration, Julie (Jessica Chastain), the daughter of the Count, an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, attempts to seduce her father's valet, John (Colin Farrell). The affair quickly goes to some dark places, with power and class playing a key role.
Synnøve Hørsdal of Oslo-based Maipo Film was the producer, along with co-producers Teun Hilte of London-based The Apocalypse Films Company Ltd and Rita Dagher of Paris-based Senorita Films.
Filming began in April 2013. In a change of setting from the original Sweden of the play, the film was shot at Castle Coole, a late 18th-century country mansion in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Many reviewers noted the strong performances by the three actors, but criticized Ullmann as a director for keeping the film too static and tied to the stage play. Sheila O'Malley wrote for RogerEbert.com, "The claustrophobia of the kitchen is overwhelming in the film, and the shots of Miss Julie wandering through the manor by herself, her posture broken and stiff, her dress falling off her shoulder, give us a welcome (and yet rivetingly disturbing) change of scene." She continued, "The film has undeniable power," and assures that if one is interested in raw and intense acting at its finest, this film is incredible.
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