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Miss Julie (other)
''Miss Julie'' is a play by August Strindberg. Miss Julie may also refer to: *Miss Julie (Rorem opera), ''Miss Julie'' (Rorem opera) by Ned Rorem *Miss Julie (Alwyn opera), ''Miss Julie'' (Alwyn opera) by William Alwyn *Julie (Boesmans opera), ''Julie'' (Boesmans opera) by Philippe Boesmans *Miss Julie (1922 film), ''Miss Julie'' (1922 film), a 1922 German silent drama film *Miss Julie (1951 film), ''Miss Julie'' (1951 film), directed by Alf Sjöberg *Miss Julie (1999 film), ''Miss Julie'' (1999 film), directed by Mike Figgis *Miss Julie (2014 film), ''Miss Julie'' (2014 film), directed by Liv Ullmann See also *Julie (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Julie
''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of a count in Sweden. Miss Julie is drawn to a senior servant, a valet named Jean, who is well-traveled and well-read. The action takes place in the kitchen of Miss Julie's father's manor, where Jean's fiancée, a servant named Christine, cooks and sometimes sleeps while Jean and Miss Julie talk. Themes One theme of the play is Darwinism, a theory that was a significant influence on the author during his naturalistic period. This theme is stated explicitly in the preface, where Strindberg describes his two lead characters, Miss Julie and Jean, as vying against each other in an evolutionary "life and death" battle for a survival of the fittest. The character of Miss Julie represents the last of a dying aristocratic breed and serves to characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Julie (Rorem Opera)
''Miss Julie'' is an opera by Ned Rorem to an English libretto by Kenward Elmslie, based on the play, ''Miss Julie'' (1888), by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. It explores the subject of the intersection of social class and illicit sexual relations in late 19th-century Sweden. Performance history The opera was commissioned by the New York City Opera, and had its first performance there on 4 November 1965, in its original two-hour, two-act version.Oestreich, James R. (1994)"OPERA REVIEW; 'Miss Julie,' to Rorem's Music", ''The New York Times'', 9 December 1994 Accessed 23 February 2010. The production was conducted by Robert Zeller and directed by Nikos Psacharopoulos, with scenic and lighting design by Will Steven Armstrong, costume design by Patton Campbell, and choreography by Thomas Andrew.Sokol, Martin L. (1981). ''The New York City Opera'', p. 346. New York: Macmillan. . The opera was not a critical success. Rorem revised the score and shortened it to a single act in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Julie (Alwyn Opera)
''Miss Julie'' is an English-language opera in two acts, with music and libretto by William Alwyn. His second and final opera, premiered in 1977 as a radio broadcast, Alwyn based his opera on the 1888 play ''Miss Julie'' by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Performance history The opera received its premiere as a BBC Radio 3 broadcast on 16 July 1977, from a studio recording made on 17 February 1977 in Brent Town Hall. Its first stage production was in 1992 at the Ballerup Theatre in Copenhagen, by Opera-Fabrikken. The first UK production was at the Norwich Triennial Festival in October 1997. The BBC Symphony Orchestra performed the opera in a semi-staged concert performance at the Barbican Centre in October 2019. Roles Synopsis The action is set on an estate of a Swedish count, during ''Midsommarafton'' (Midsummer's Eve). Act I Scene 1: The Count's staff and servants are celebrating Midsummer at a dance in a nearby barn. The Count is at his sister's residence and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie (Boesmans Opera)
''Julie'' is a one-act chamber opera written by the Belgian composer Philippe Boesmans, who was composer-in-residence of the Brussels opera house, La Monnaie. It is based on August Strindberg's 1888 play, ''Miss Julie'', with a libretto by Luc Bondy and written in German. It received its premiere production in March 2005 at La Monnaie and was subsequently seen in Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ... and as part of the July 2005 Festival d‘Aix-en-Provence. A live performance was recorded at Aix-en-Provence and released on DVD. References External links Interview with the Boesmans about ''Julie'' 2005 operas German-language operas Opera world premieres at La Monnaie One-act operas Operas Operas by Philippe Boesmans Operas based on plays Operas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Julie (1922 Film)
''Miss Julie'' (german: Fräulein Julie) is a 1922 German silent drama film directed by Felix Basch and starring Asta Nielsen, William Dieterle, and Lina Lossen. It was based on August Strindberg's 1888 play ''Miss Julie''. Plot Julie, a young noble woman is drawn to a senior servant, a valet named Jean, who is particularly well-traveled, well-mannered and well-read. Cast * Asta Nielsen as Julie *William Dieterle as Jean, Waiter *Lina Lossen as The Countess *Arnold Korff as The Count *Käthe Dorsch as Christine, Kitchen Maid *Olaf Storm as The Bridegroom *Georg H. Schnell as The Friend *Ernst Gronau Production and release Miss Julie passed the film censorship on 24 November 1921 and premiered on 2 February 1922 at the Marmorhaus. The five-act play was 1589 meters long. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig Walter Röhrig (13 April 1897 – 1945) was a German art director.Stephens p.163 Selected filmography * '' The Cabinet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Julie (1951 Film)
''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a 1951 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Anita Björk and Ulf Palme, based on the 1888 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 estate's servants. The film won the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Following a scandalous broken engagement, Miss Julie, the daughter of Count Carl, forgoes a family Midsummers' Eve celebration to "honour" the estate servants' ball with her presence. There, she dances with one of the servants, Jean, whom she is attracted to. She orders him to sit at the table with her for beers, and humiliatingly forces him to kiss her shoe. Outside, she makes advances on him; the hand, hiding behind a sculpture, witnesses the encounter in shock. Miss Julie asks Jean if he has ever been in love. He replies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Julie (1999 Film)
''Miss Julie'' is a 1999 film directed by Mike Figgis based on the 1888 play of the same name by August Strindberg, starring Saffron Burrows in the role of Miss Julie and Peter Mullan in the role of Jean. Plot Midsummer night, 1894, in northern Sweden. The complex structures of class bind a man and a woman. Miss Julie, the inexperienced but imperious daughter of the manor, deigns to dance at the servants' party. She's also drawn to Jean, a footman who has traveled, speaks well, and doesn't kowtow. He is engaged to Christine, a servant, and while she sleeps, Jean and Miss Julie talk through the night in the kitchen. For part of the night it's a power struggle, for part it's the baring of souls, and by dawn, they want to break the chains of class and leave Sweden together. When Christine wakes and goes off to church, Jean and Miss Julie have their own decisions to make. Cast * Saffron Burrows as Miss Julie * Peter Mullan as Jean * Maria Doyle Kennedy as Christine * Tam Dean Burn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Julie (2014 Film)
''Miss Julie'' is a 2014 period drama film written and directed by Liv Ullmann, based on the 1888 play of the same name by August Strindberg and starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton. Set in Ireland in this adaptation, it had its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was a co-production of Norway, United Kingdom, Ireland, and France. The film is set in 1890, in County Fermanagh (in what is now Northern Ireland) during the course of a single Midsummer Night. Miss Julie, the daughter of an Anglo-Irish landlord, attempts to seduce her father's peasant valet, John. The affair – overshadowed by power and class – quickly goes to some dark places. Plot The movie starts with a young Miss Julie aimlessly wandering in the empty confines of her family's manor house. We hear her calling to her absent mother and walking by a babbling brook where she sees one of her dolls stuck in a tree. She lets ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
