Miss Julie

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Miss Julie

R

Released Sep 12, 1999

1h 43m

Drama

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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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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

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

[The characters] talk, they fence, they dream, they are tender, they tease, they taunt, they dance closer and closer to the film's outcome, which, once you experience it, you know you saw coming right from the first.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Brandon Judell

Detour Magazine

Elegant and hard hitting, this superbly staged battle between the sexes is never less than intriguing.

Jul 3, 2014

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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

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Film Threat

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Rated: 4/5

Sep 14, 2005

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Steve D

A weak version despite its stars fine work.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/23/23

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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