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Miss Julie

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Miss Julie (Saffron Burrows) is a young woman of privilege, destined to marry into an affluent family of high standing. But one night, while rubbing elbows with her family's servants, she finds herself irrevocably drawn to Jean (Peter Mullan), a strong-willed and impertinent footman. Though he's already engaged, Jean yearns for the rebellious Miss Julie. Passion ignites, and, as the couple allow themselves to give way to temptation, the consequences of their affair grow increasingly dire.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: C+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Emanuel Levy Variety Intermittently powerful, though not really engaging, this new Figgis version suffers from poor conception of Strindberg's noted play and mediocre acting by Saffron Burrows in the lead; as the servant, Peter Mulan is quite good. Rated: C Dec 27, 2006 Full Review Jay Carr Boston Globe Rated: 3/4 Jun 18, 2002 Full Review Brandon Judell Detour Magazine Elegant and hard hitting, this superbly staged battle between the sexes is never less than intriguing. Jul 3, 2014 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Other than that split screen scene, no convincing argument is made to translate the story from the stage to film. Rated: 2/4 Jan 7, 2010 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D A weak version despite its stars fine work. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/23/23 Full Review Audience Member This film was just in english with no subtitles. Didn't get squat of what they said. Looks and sounds like theatre. The whole thing does not seem to make much sense and watched in accelerate in case something happens. Nothing did. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member burrows reminded me of a young judy davis & director mike figgis (leaving las vegas) manages to pull off a period pic that feels modern maybe its cos he uses split/multiple screens. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member not my kind of movie. It has two very conflicted characters and they got on my nerves. mostly because they are both extremely selfish. very well acted though. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member No matter how cute Saffron is, this movie is not worth the watch. I don't find it believable that this one dimensional prissy, stuck up girl could fall for an ugly, short, balding and rude f&*ker.. it's really, really not a story worth telling. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member A brutal look at the inequalities between men and women and between members of the upper and lower classes. The two main characters, Miss Julie (Saffron Burrows), the aristocratic daughter of the manor, and her father's footman, Jean (Peter Mullan), seem bent on daring the other to cross those lines that separate them normally and venture into forbidden territory. The acting is superb and the cinematographer uses extreme close-ups to good effect, but the production suffers from an intermittently inaudible sound track, making the dialog often difficult to decipher. Is it love, hate, or just unbridled lust that drives these two to play at their game? Unfortunately, the ending seemed jarring given the strength of the passions evoked and that spoiled an otherwise fine effort for this viewer. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Miss Julie (Saffron Burrows) is a young woman of privilege, destined to marry into an affluent family of high standing. But one night, while rubbing elbows with her family's servants, she finds herself irrevocably drawn to Jean (Peter Mullan), a strong-willed and impertinent footman. Though he's already engaged, Jean yearns for the rebellious Miss Julie. Passion ignites, and, as the couple allow themselves to give way to temptation, the consequences of their affair grow increasingly dire.
Director
Mike Figgis
Producer
Harriet Cruickshank, Mike Figgis
Screenwriter
Helen Cooper, August Strindberg
Distributor
United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co
Red Mullet Productions, Moonstone Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 12, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.1K
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Stereo