Miss Julie (1951 film)
- Anita Björk: Miss Julie
- Ulf Palme: Jean
- Marta Dorff: Kristin, cook
- Lissi Alandh: Countess Berta, Julie's mother
- Anders Henrikson: Count Carl, Julie's father
- Inga Gill: Viola
- Kurt -Olof Sundström: Julie's fiance
- Max von Sydow: Hand
Miss Julie is a Swedish film from 1951 based on the eponymous play by August Strindberg.
Action
In St. John's Eve dance the count's daughter Julie with the staff of the castle. She is attracted to the older servant Jean and is bored by her fiance. Julie Jean had always treated as servants formerly condescending, now she seems pleased with the experienced, vigorous man to have found. The class barriers fall that night. And flirting is a love relationship develops. Jean promises her to travel with him to Italy, where they could live a life without the class restrictions in the home. Julie is ready to follow in the night to him, but doubts the next morning. After that night, her engagement is broken, and even before her father she has fallen out of favor. Only in suicide, she sees a way out.
Background
Alf Sjöberg had staged the play in 1949 for the stage. The Jean has been played in this production by Ulf Palme. The title role was played on the stage of the nearly 50 -year-old Inga Tidblad. For the film version of the play she was too old and was replaced by the 27 -year-old Anita Björk. Filming took place from April 28 to July 18, 1950 in Stockholm and surroundings instead. The world premiere of the film was held on April 6, 1951 at the International Film Festival of Cannes 1951. In Germany the film was first shown at the Berlinale 1951, where he ran out of the competition.
Reviews
" Strindberg's tormenting psychological drama was carefully and cleverly translated by Sjöberg in a film language that makes manifest through the artful visual integration of history, the actions of the people. "
Awards
The film won together with Vittorio De Sica's Miracle in Milan the Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival in 1951 and 1952 was nominated for a British Film Academy Award for best literary adaptation.