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Miss Julie

1999 · 103 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning power struggle that feels like watching a car crash in slow motion, with raw performances and a mounting sense of dread.

Directed by: Mike Figgis
Genres: Drama
Starring: Saffron Burrows, Peter Mullan, Maria Doyle Kennedy

Tagline: Worlds apart... bound by desire.
Overview: A footman seduces a count's daughter. Adaptation of August Strindberg's famous play.

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Directed by: Mike Figgis
Genres: Drama
Starring: Saffron Burrows, Peter Mullan, Maria Doyle Kennedy

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
obsession
betrayal
identity
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Mike Figgis
Written by: August Strindberg, Helen Cooper
Starring: Saffron Burrows, Peter Mullan, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Joanna Page, Eileen Walsh, Tam Dean Burn, Heathcote Williams
Music: Mike Figgis
Cinematography: Benoît Delhomme
Runtime: 103 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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