What is the movie Miss Julie about?



John (Colin Farrell) is a valet at a country estate. He’s in love with the cook Kathleen (Samantha Morton). While the Baron is away, his daughter Miss Julie (Jessica Chastain) is the mistress of the manor. She keeps pushing herself onto John despite his relationship with Kathleen.

What is the point of Miss Julie?

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.



Miss Julie
Genre Naturalism

Is Miss Julie crazy?

Christine explains that Miss Julie has been crazy ever since she ended her engagement with the county attorney. Jean agrees, telling Christine that he saw Miss Julie and her fiancé in the stables one day. He explains that Miss Julie was “training” her fiancé with a horsewhip like one would train a dog.

What is the meaning of Miss Julie?





Miss Julie. Miss Julie is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg dealing with class, love, lust, the battle of the sexes, and the interaction among them.

Why is Miss Julie A tragedy?

Miss Julie is a tragedy because Miss Julie suffers a downfall (suicide). However, it is not a tragedy in the traditional sense.

What does Jean do to Julie’s bird?

Wine. What does Jean do to Julie’s bird? Chops off its head.

Is Miss Julie responsible for her downfall?

While Julie longs to climb down the hierarchical ladder, Jean wishes to “climb up to the top step by step” (13). It is made clear by the dramatist that the fall of Miss Julie is inevitable. At the same time it is also made evident that Julie is herself responsible for her ruin and had envisaged her downfall long bacN.