Miss Julie (1951 film)

Miss Julie Swedish Frken Julie is a 1951 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjberg and starring Anita Bjrk and Ulf Palme, based on the play of the same name by August Strindberg. The film deals with class, sex and power as the title character, the daughter of a Count in 19th century Sweden, begins a relationship with one of the estates servants. The film won the Grand Prize at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.

Sjberg had directed a stage adaption of August Strindbergs Miss Julie in 1949, starring Ulf Palme as Jean and Inga Tidblad in the title role. For the film adaptation, not only Palme was kept but also many of the set designs. Tidblad however, at the age of almost 50, was replaced by the 27yearold Anita Bjrk. Tidblads interpretation was held as an ideal by the director and only during the exterior sequences, which had not been part of the stage version, did Bjrk feel that the part actually belonged to her.Filming took place betweenApril andJuly 1950 in Sandrews studios and various locations in the Stockholm area, including Dalar, Stora Wsby Castle, and the Drottningholm Palace Park. ........

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