Movie

Miss Julie

1985 · 90 min

A claustrophobic, talk-heavy chamber piece where class and desire simmer into a quietly devastating power struggle.

Overview: Adaptation of Strindberg’s novel about a Swedish count’s daughter who is drawn to a senior servant, a valet named Jean, who is well-traveled and well-read.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Class, power, gender, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 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
gender
obsession
betrayal
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild