Miss Julie
1951 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 6.6 · 70% critics
On a Swedish estate during Midsummer festivities, an attraction grows between a young woman from the upper class and a servant. Their charged connection turns into a tense struggle over desire, pride, and the rigid social rules that keep them apart.
Based on Miss Julie
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Details
- Original title
- Fröken Julie
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-06-28
- Language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (55 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like intense relationship dramas about class and desire, especially if Torment or Port of Call appeal to you; Not for you if you want something light, warm, or fast-moving.
Pros: intense central conflict; vivid atmosphere; strong performances | Cons: heavy social themes; stage roots show; emotionally harsh
Themes
- butler
- countess
- class differences
- midsummer
- impossible love
Awards & recognition
- Palme d'Or · 1951
Cast & crew
Anita Björk
as Miss Julie
Ulf Palme
as Jean
Märta Dorff
as Kristin
Lissi Alandh
as Countess Berta
Anders Henrikson
as Count Carl
Inga Gill
as Viola
Max von Sydow
as Groom
Åke Fridell
as Robert
- KS
Kurt-Olof Sundström
as Julie's Fiancé
Margaretha Krook
as Governess
Directed by Alf Sjöberg