Miss Julie
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The 2014 film Miss Julie is directed by Liv Ullmann and is an adaptation of August Strindberg's 1888 play of the same name. The original play is a one-act drama that explores the brief affair between an aristocratic young woman, Julie, and her father's valet, Jean. Strindberg's work delves into themes of heredity, social class, and psychological factors, portraying Julie as a figure from a passing era and Jean as an ambitious social climber. Ullmann's film adaptation brings this intense psychological drama to the screen.12
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Jessica ChastainFilm debut, breakthrough, and rise to prominence…2014, including in Liv Ullmann’s Miss Julie, from the August Strindberg play; the gangster movie A Most Violent Year; and Christopher Nolan’s powerful science-fiction drama Interstellar .
Read More…2014, including in Liv Ullmann’s Miss Julie, from the August Strindberg play; the gangster movie A Most Violent Year; and Christopher Nolan’s powerful science-fiction drama Interstellar .
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Colin FarrellCareer…workplace comedy Horrible Bosses (2011), Miss Julie (2014), The Beguiled (2017), Widows (2018), and After Yang (2021). He worked with McDonagh again on the ultraviolent crime film Seven Psychopaths (2012) and starred in two films by director Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster (2015) and
Read More…workplace comedy Horrible Bosses (2011), Miss Julie (2014), The Beguiled (2017), Widows (2018), and After Yang (2021). He worked with McDonagh again on the ultraviolent crime film Seven Psychopaths (2012) and starred in two films by director Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster (2015) and
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