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★★☆☆☆ All the pieces seemed to be in place for Liv Ullmann's take on Miss Julie (2014), Swedish playwright August Strindberg's examination of class and sexual politics set in the waning years of the 19th century. A pedigree director in the form of Ullmann, a powerful pair of leads take the shape of Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell and a sumptuous, sprawling countryside estate in Victorian-era Ireland as the setting should all, in theory, create a lovely piece of cinema. Unfortunately, there's something too jarring about what unfolds over two very long hours. Rife with mawkish histrionics and a thoroughly overwrought script, it's hard to maintain interest in what should be an intriguing watch.

It's Midsummer's Eve in Ireland circa 1890 and all is quiet - for now. In a very large and very empty manor, only three souls scurry around in the oppressive solitude: Miss Julie (Chastain), Jean (Farrell) and...

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Coming after This Is Not A Film but before Taxi, this is the second of the three films that Panahi has made while under house arrest by the Iranian authorities (he was also banned from directing for 20 years – so much for that), and the most searching and sombre. In a villa overlooking the Caspian Sea, a writer hides out with his dog. But their peace is broken by the arrival of a woman on the run from the authorities. She presents a challenge to him: how can he really believe he is confronting reality while shuttered away from society?

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In this excerpt from the Guardian film show, critics Xan Brooks, Catherine Shoard and Henry Barnes review Liv Ullman’s period drama about a count’s daughter (Jessica Chastain) who seduces her father’s valet (Colin Farrell). Based on the play by August Strindberg, Ullman’s adaptation questions the role of social status in a relationship. Miss Julie, which also stars Samantha Morton, is released in the UK on Friday 4 September

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Coming from the mind of the renowned Swedish playwright August Strindberg, and adapted to the big screen from Ingmar Bergman’s Oscar-nominated muse, Liv Ullmann – Miss Julie (first written in 1888) takes place across one interminable, midsummer’s night – except the only dream you’ll be having is the one you fall in to, when unwittingly

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Editor's Note: This post is presented in partnership with Time Warner Cable Movies On Demand in support of Indie Film Month. Today's pick, "Miss Julie," is available now On Demand. Need help finding a movie to watch? Let TWC find the best fit for your mood here. There's a moment in August Strindberg's 1888 stage play, "Miss Julie," when the titular aristocrat flirtatiously requests that her valet, John, relinquish the formal "Miss" when addressing her. The line captures the thematic core of the dark drama—namely, the ways in which class divisions dictate communication and constrain human connection—but it also reveals a reluctant vulnerability deep within the female lead that the playwright himself may have been unaware of. "Only a woman would recognize that," said Liv Ullman, who has adapted and directed the script for the screen, "how important it is to be seen for who we really are.

What a shame that Jessica Chastain's fiery turn in "Miss Julie" went unnoticed by Academy voters. Director Liv Ullmann's complex take on August Strindberg's early feminist play may be too stagey for some, but this is Best Actress material for Chastain, who injects vitality into a repressed 19th-century woman who falls from grace. Chastain's electrifying performance places among the great female dramatic turns in a literary tragedy, from Nina Pens Rode in "Gertrud" to Nastassja Kinski in "Tess" and Isabelle Huppert in "Madame Bovary." So why was no one talking about it?  "Miss Julie" premiered at Tiff 2014 to unenthusiastic response and remained at-large on the distribution market before eventually landing at Wrekin Hill (the film hits home video 5/5). Perhaps too loyal to the original 1888 Swedish stage tragedy, Ullmann's version confines the three-character drama to a secluded estate over the course of one Midsummer's...

Other nominees include Glassland, I Used To Live Here, Noble and Song of the Sea.Scroll down for full list of nominations

The Irish Film & Television Academy has announced the nominees for the Ifta Film and Drama Awards, set to take place on May 24 at Dublin’s Mansion House.

Lenny Abrahamson’s music comedy Frank and Terry McMahon’s girtty drama Patrick’s Day lead the pack with nine nominations each.

Gerard Barrett drama Glassland, which played at Sundance in January, follows with six nominations.

Films with three nominations apiece include Frank Berry’s I Used To Live Here, Tomm Moore’s Oscar-nominated animation Song of the Sea, and Stephen Bradley’s biopic Noble.

In the best actor cateogy, Patrick’s Day’s Moe Dunford will go head to head with A-listers Colin Farrell (Miss Julie) and Michael Fassbender (Frank) as well as Transformers star Jack Reynor (Glassland).

As previously announced, the annual...

It.s hard to believe that Academy Award winner Selma hasn.t hit Blu-ray or DVD, yet, but that.s about to be rectified with a splashy release from Paramount Home Media Distribution at the beginning of the month. Lots of other big releases will also become available as the weeks wear on, including some big releases for TV programs that have already ended their runs, including Glee and Parenthood. Of course, we can.t forget the Blu-ray and DVD release of Fifty Shades of Grey, which is bound to sell a slew of copies. Check out some more May 2015 releases, below.  Want to know what came out last month? No problem, head here.  May 5 May 5 Blu-ray And DVD Releases Selma Black or White Spare Parts Black Sea Mr. Turner Masters of Sex: Season Two Love, Rosie Miss Julie Mr. Selfridge: Season 3 Parenthood: Season 6 White Collar: The Complete Sixth...

Golden Globe nominee Sienna Miller American Sniper, After Miss Julie returns to Broadway as Sally Bowles alongside Tony winner Alan Cumming 'The Good Wife,' Roundabout's The Threepenny Opera as the Emcee in Sam Mendes Skyfall, American Beauty and Rob Marshall's Nine and Chicago, the films Tony-winning production of Cabaret, also starring Tony nominees Danny Burstein Follies and Linda Emond Death of a Salesman.

Sally Bowles is about to get a makeover thanks to Sienna Miller, who takes over the role in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s current revival of Cabaret.

In new preview photos, Miller is portrayed as a more mature and sultry looking Sally compared to her predecessors, Michelle Williams and Emma Stone. Fresh off the Oscar-nominated films, American Sniper and Foxcatcher, the 33-year-old actress is stepping into the heels being vacated by Stone starting Feb. 17.

Watch: Emma Stone Owns the Stage in 'Cabaret'

This is not Miller’s first time on Broadway. She previously starred in Roundabout’s 2009 production of After Miss Julie -- her debut on stage.

The show’s other big star, Alan Cumming, will maintain his role as the emcee through the end of Cabaret’s run on Mar. 29.

How does Miller compare to both Williams, who originated the role in the current production, and Stone? Check out their...

Beginning February 17, Sienna Miller 'American Sniper,' After Miss Julie will take over the role of 'Sally Bowles' opposite Alan Cumming in Broadway's Cabaret at Studio 54. In a recent interview with Vulture, Miller commented on her own vocal chops Recreationally, yeah. I sing all the time in the car, in the house, and I was in the choir at school. And a lot of karaoke. They would say I was prolific in the karaoke department. But that's a whole different thing.

Golden Globe nominee Sienna Miller American Sniper, After Miss Julie returns to Broadway as Sally Bowles alongside Tony winner Alan Cumming 'The Good Wife,' Roundabout's The Threepenny Opera as the Emcee in Sam Mendes Skyfall, American Beauty and Rob Marshall's Nine and Chicago, the films Tony-winning production of Cabaret, also starring Tony nominees Danny Burstein Follies and Linda Emond Death of a Salesman.

Some hit shows fade into the record books before quietly expiring. Not Cabaret, the revived revival that brought Alan Cumming back to Studio 54 last spring in the role of the Emcee that first won him a Tony Award in 1998 and ran 2,378 regular performances. Sienna Miller, a key player in two of the year’s most talked-about films— Foxcatcher and American Sniper — will play the jagged-edged Weimar-era chanteuse Sally Bowles for the show’s final six weeks, beginning February 17. The show, currently co-starring Linda Emond, Danny Burstein and Bill Heck, is scheduled to close on March 29 (but who knows?).

The Sam Mendes-Rob Marshall production for the Roundabout Theatre Company returned with Michelle Williams making her Broadway debut. Emma Stone, riding the wave of brilliant notices for her role as Michael Keaton’s truth-telling daughter in Birdman, took over and proved to be a superb foil for Cumming in her Broadway bow.

The last Sally Bowles has been found. Sienna Miller will star alongside Alan Cumming’s Emcee for the final six weeks of Roundabout Theatre Company’s hit revival of Cabaret on Broadway, replacing current headliner Emma Stone (who herself replaced the revival’s original star Michelle Williams). Miller takes over the role of Sally Bowles on Feb. 17. (Stone’s last day is Feb. 15.) She’ll appear in the Studio 54 production through the show’s final performance on March 29. It’s a return to the Roundabout for Miller, who made her Broadway debut in the company’s production of After Miss Julie...

Richard Moore has departed as Umbrella Entertainment.s theatrical distribution manager as the distributor reassess its approach to theatrical acquisitions.

Umbrella.s founder Jeff Harrison tells If, .We will still invest in theatrical films but are looking at things more carefully..

Like other independent distributors, Umbrella has grappled with a marked downturn in the market for indie films in the past two years as many Us, UK and foreign-language films have struggled to secure and to hold on to screens.

A former director of the Brisbane and Melbourne International Film Festivals, Moore spent the two past years at Umbrella working on titles including The Babadook, Backyard Ashes, When the Queen Came to Town, Words and Pictures, The Last Impresario and The Crossing.

Harrison frets that young people only go to cinemas now to see tentpoles and that quality films such as Nightcrawler,. Boyhood and Sony's Whiplash. are not resonating with mainstream audiences.

In nominations announcements from those critics groups who bother with them, "Birdman" is far and away the leader, even if "Boyhood" remains the overall victor on the winning side. That played out again with the Central Ohio Film Critics Association, which handed Alejandro González Iñárritu's film 10 nominations Sunday morning. One wonders whether the film could lead with the Oscar nods, too, when they are announced in just 11 days. Check out the full list of winners below. Winners will be announced Jan. 8. And catch the rest at The Circuit. Best Film "Birdman" "Boyhood" "Gone Girl" "The Grand Budapest Hotel" "The Imitation Game" "A Most Violent Year" "Nightcrawler" "Selma" "Snowpiercer" "Whiplash" Best Director Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Damien Chazelle, "Whiplash" Ava DuVernay, "Selma" Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman" Richard Linklater, "Boyhood" Best Actor Ralph Fiennes, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler" Michael Keaton, "Birdman" David Oyelowo, "Selma" Eddie Redmayne,...

Overcoming challenging adversities to fully realize and achieve your goals and find fulfillment can often become a daunting experience for many people to overcome. Academy Award-nominated actress Liv Ullmann made her triumphant return as a writer and director with the new drama, ‘Miss Julie,’ after last helming effort, the romantic drama, ‘Faithless,’ was released in 2000. ‘Miss Julie,’ which is based on August Strindberg’s 1888 play, captivatedly allowed Ullmann to fully infuse her adaptation with her relatable views about the ever-changing dynamics between classes in society in the independent film that was filmed entirely in 28 days. The drama also grippingly chronicles how both men and women can uninhibtedly capture [ Read More ]

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It's that familiar time when everyone scrambles to see as many of the past year’s films as possible to get ready for year-end lists, and get in on the award prediction games. Meanwhile, small films end up paying a big price due to lack of exposure. One such film is “Miss Julie,” opening in limited release today. It’s a film starring Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell in the lead roles, directed by the esteemed Liv Ullmann, and adapting a classic play by August Strindberg, so it seems to tick off all the right boxes. When it premiered at Tiff earlier this fall, we fell in love with it for its passion, gorgeous look, and most especially because of the performances from the cast. For those unfamiliar with the story, it's a chamber piece set on a single location, a Count's castle, relating events that transpire over a single night.

This upstairs-downstairs affair is a far cry from Downton Abbey. In Miss Julie, a new movie adaptation of the classic play by August Strindberg, Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell play a count's daughter and a servant who embark on a torrid flirtation - which turns into a toxic power struggle - over a wild midsummer night. Directed by Liv Ullman, the new movie places the action (which was originally set in Sweden) on a country estate in Ireland in the 1880s. In the exclusive clip above, Chastain and Farrell seal the deal - and perhaps their fates - with a steamy kiss.

This upstairs-downstairs affair is a far cry from Downton Abbey. In Miss Julie, a new movie adaptation of the classic play by August Strindberg, Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell play a count's daughter and a servant who embark on a torrid flirtation - which turns into a toxic power struggle - over a wild midsummer night. Directed by Liv Ullman, the new movie places the action (which was originally set in Sweden) on a country estate in Ireland in the 1880s. In the exclusive clip above, Chastain and Farrell seal the deal - and perhaps their fates - with a steamy kiss.

Jose here. The first thing I tell Liv Ullmann is that I remember being ten years old and having my father introduce me to the work of Ingmar Bergman.

That Swedish legend directed her in more than ten films including Persona, Cries and Whispers, and Face to Face for which she was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar. She offers me a warm smile, touches my shoulder and says “oh, thank you”. During our conversation I realize how much she “talks” with her hands, which she uses to draw figures on a table, to mimic camera moves and also to touch her face in an expression of awe, as she talks about the work of the actors she directed in her adaptation of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie (opening today in NYC).

She hadn’t directed a film in almost fifteen years (since 2000’s Faithless), but was compelled to return...

Following the success of last year’s Dallas Buyers Club, director Jean-Marc Vallée returns with another high profile title and a big Hollywood star that should easily be this week’s Specialty Box Office go-getter, Wild. Starring Reese Witherspoon, who also produces with Bruna Papandrea under their Pacific Standard label, the Fox Searchlight title will open in a comparatively wider release by this weekend (it opened in NY and La Wednesday) than some of its more recent high-profile brethren including last week’s The Imitation Game or last month’s Foxcatcher. Liv Ullmann returns to the director’s chair after a long absence with her take on Strindberg’s Miss Julie with Jessica Chastain, Collin Farrell and Samantha Morton via Wrekin Hill Entertainment. IFC Films and Magnolia Pictures will each open features Comet and Life Partners respectively which have at their center two people in an intense relationship. And two...

This is a reprint of our review from the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It’s taken close to 15 years for her to return to the director’s chair, followed by months of speculation once news of production hit, but Liv Ullmann finally unveiled her new film at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Miss Julie,” the infamous play by August Strindberg, adapted for the screen and stage in multiple countries and languages, gets an Anglophone interpretation from the legendary Norwegian actress. This version is set in Ireland and stars a trio of familiar faces: Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, and Samantha Morton. The film has all the makings of a special occasion: the return of Ullmann, the continuation of the "Chastainaissance," Colin Farrell in a respectable film again. It’s no surprise that we were swept up in all the excitement (the film was a shoe-in for our 15 most anticipated Tiff films), and yet,...

Title: Miss Julie Director: Liv Ullmann Starring: Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton. ‘Fröken Julie’ is August Strindberg’s most challenging play to represent and none but the darling of Sweden’s most established directors – Ingmar Bergman – could adapt it for the big screen: Liv Ullmann. The naturalistic story is set in a country estate in Ireland in the 1880s. Over the course of one midsummer night, in an atmosphere of wild revelry and loosened social constraints, Miss Julie and John, her father’s valet, dance, drink, charm and manipulate each other. Seduction, patronisation, tenderness, psychological savageness are mixed in the cauldron of a Scandinavian flavoured drama, through the terrific [ Read More ]

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August Strindberg and Ingmar Bergman both came in for some bruising comments Tuesday night courtesy of Liv Ullmann, the actress-turned-writer and director with intimate knowledge of both artists’ genius and foibles.

“Being Scandinavian, of course, Strindberg has always been familiar to me,” she told an audience gathered at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, where she was interviewed in advance of the Friday opening of her own adaptation of Miss Julie.

The film stars Jessica Chastain in the title role, a nobleman’s daughter who spends a fateful midsummer’s eve in a charged flirtation with her father’s valet, Jean, (Colin Farrell), sometimes in the presence of his fiancée, the cook (Samantha Morton). The play’s 1888 premiere scandalized audiences with its frank depiction of a dance of sex and power between people of different classes.

“But I never wished to play Miss Julie,...

Chicago – Evoking the name Liv Ullmann is to bring back one of the more glorious and creative periods of Scandinavian cinema, especially the films of Ingmar Bergman. The actress has directed her seventh film, the passionate adaptation of an August Strindberg play, “Miss Julie,” featuring Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell.

Ms. Ullmann’s film was the opening night feature of the 50th Chicago International Festival, and will be released in New York City on December 5th, and selected cities thereafter. Written by famed playwright August Strindberg, and adapted by Ullmann, the three person drama takes place in 1890 at an Irish baron’s estate. Two characters – a male valet and mistress of the manor – have a sexually tense struggle to reconcile their feelings for each other. Ullmann conjures up a charged and tragic atmosphere, and the three actors – Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton – give memorable performances.

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Touch of Class: Ullmann’s Update of Classic Text Ultimately Lifeless

There are a scant few equals to the texts of playwright August Strindberg’s, his 1888 play Miss Julie still ranking as one of theater’s most celebrated and intelligent titles. A forerunner of a movement toward naturalism, director Liv Ullmann pares down the visual flourish which hearkens back to Strindberg’s initial contrivance. Her first film since the critically celebrated Faithless (2000), which was written by Ullmann’s longtime collaborator Ingmar Bergman, the passion that burned through that relationship drama is replaced by reserved bouts of class driven animosity. While true to the initial spirit of Strindberg’s text, the focus here is devoted nearly entirely to class issues, leaving some of the play’s more subtle motifs rather neglected. Considering the extravagant and mesmerizing 1951 version from Swedish filmmaker Alf Sjoberg, Ullmann’s adaptation is a chewy piece of meat,...

If Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell bastardizing love for two solid hours sounds like cinematic gold, Miss Julie should impress based on its avalanche of period-perfect harlotry, seduction and Celtic-accented insults. Adapted from August Strindberg’s famed play, writer/director Liv Ullmann takes us back to 1890s Ireland to explore the feudal barriers that used to prevent true love’s connection, but if Strindberg’s story is any indication, it might have been for a good reason.

Every time you pray Ullmann’s characters have finally come to a mutual decision, their opposing counterpart unexpectedly flies off the handle and delays an inevitable ending for what seems like an eternity. There’s more flip-flopping between Chastain and Farrell than there was between John Kerry and George Bush Jr., which becomes increasingly frustrating as Miss Julie showcases the lifespan of a horror villain who just won’t seem to die for good.

Two years ago, on the eve of his eagerly awaited Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, I sat down with Mike Nichols to look back on his remarkable career. During those two-plus hours together at the Mark Hotel in Manhattan, the legendary director, then 80, reminisced about a life of highs and lows that began as a bright-eyed young boy who fled Nazi Germany for America. "I remember everything about getting on the boat in Germany in 1939," Nichols said. "I was 7, my brother was 3, and my father was already in New York setting up his practice as a doctor. German Jews couldn't leave the country,...

Colin Farrell finds himself in a love triangle between Jessica Chastain and Samantha Morton in the new trailer for Miss Julie.

Directed by actress Liv Ullmann, the former muse of Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman, Miss Julie is adapted from the 1888 play by August Strindberg. Don’t let the sordid story of servants and their mistress fool you into thinking this is a “Downton Abbey”-esque romance. It’s more of an uncomfortable look at the mind games and lusty desires that exist between classes in 1890 Ireland.

When the master of the house is away, his daughter Julie will play mistress to her father’s valet John (Farrell) and his fiancé the cook Kathleen (Morton), beginning a game of psychological undoing. Filmed and treated as if it were a play unfolding on the stage, the trio are the only actors to appear in the film, save for a flashback sequence.

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Miss Julie has released a new trailer.

Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton star in the steamy period drama.

Liv Ullmann has adapted the August Strindberg play, which centres on the affair between a rich woman (Chastain) and her servant (Farrell).

His fiancée (Morton) watches on as the relationship spirals out of control.

Ullmann's last directorial outing was 2000's Faithless.

Miss Julie will be released on December 5 in the Us. A UK release date is yet to be announced.

What a shame that Jessica Chastain's fiery turn in "Miss Julie" will likely go unnoticed by Academy voters. Director Liv Ullmann's complex take on August Strindberg's early feminist play may be too stagey for some, but this is Best Actress material for Chastain, who injects vitality into a repressed 19th-century woman who falls from grace. Chastain's electrifying performance places among the great female dramatic turns in a literary tragedy, from Nina Pens Rode in "Gertrud" to Nastassja Kinski in "Tess" and Isabelle Huppert in "Madame Bovary." So why is no one talking about it?  "Miss Julie" premiered at Tiff 2014 to unenthusiastic response and remained at-large on the distribution market before eventually landing at Wrekin Hill. Perhaps too loyal to the original 1888 Swedish stage tragedy, Ullmann's version confines the three-character drama to a secluded estate over the course of one Midsummer's Eve, a dusk-til-dawn period...

Sneak Peek the new domestic trailer supporting director Liv Ullmann’s adaptation of August Strindberg's stage play "Miss Julie", starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton:

"...in 1890, in Fermanagh, during the course of a midsummer night, 'Julie' (Chastain), the daughter of the Count, an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, attempts to seduce her father's valet, 'Jean' (Farrell).

"The affair quickly goes to some dark places, with power and class playing a key role..."

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Following the trailer that heralded its premier at the Toronto International Film Festival a couple of months ago, here's a Miss Julie promo for the rest of us. Jessica Chastain takes the title role in Liv Ullmann's adaptation of the August Strindberg play. Collin Farrell and Samantha Morton make up the other two points in the psychologically fraught love triangle.Strindberg wrote the play in 1888, but while Ulllmann's film keeps to that period, the location has been changed from Sweden to Northern Ireland. The drama plots the events of a single night on the estate of an aristocrat. Chastain Miss Julie is the Count's daughter, who in an upstairs-downstairs tryst that would probably make Downton Abbey explode, first toys with but gradually falls for footman Jean (Farrell). Their mind-gamey shenanigans tale place under the baleful gaze of the cook, Christine (Morton) who also happens to be Jean's fiancee.If...

Today we have a domestic trailer for the upcoming "Miss Julie" drama, which is based on a play by August Strindberg and stars Colin Farrell and Jessica Chastain. Check it out below. Plot: The story is set in 1874 on a country estate in Ireland and over the course of one midsummer night, Miss Julie explores the brutal, power struggle between a young aristocratic woman (Chastain) and her father's valet (Farrell). The new movie is directed by Liv Ullman and is set to hit theaters on December 5th. Trailer:...

After a string of international previews, clips and images, the first U.S. trailer for Liv Ullman’s Miss Julie has finally surfaced online. The period drama is Ullman’s third jaunt behind the camera after a lengthy acting stint that included a long-time working relationship with Ingmar Bergman. This of course begs the question, will the influence of her mentor be detected in her latest piece?

Based on August Strindberg’s play of the same name, the film revolves around the relationship between lofty high-society lass Julie (Jessica Chastain) and a lackey in her father’s employ named John (Colin Farrell). The idea of the pair romantically connected via a series of dialogue-heavy scenes is one that intrigues.

Farrell’s got a hefty command of his emotions in this new preview, and Chastain is as impressive as ever with her aristocratic schtick. Backing up the pair as devil’s...

It’s been a long wind-up for Miss Julie, the latest interpretation of August Strindberg‘s seminal play and the newest film from writer-director Liv Ullmann. Let’s hope it hasn’t been for naught. Following two promising international trailers and a good pair of clips, our review out of Tiff was truly deadening; according to that summation, Bergman‘s […]...

The U.S. trailer for director Liv Ullmann’s adaptation of the August Strindberg stage play Miss Julie has been released online. The film stars Jessica Chastain as a daring young woman who strikes up a flirtation with an overwhelmed valet (Colin Farrell) right under the nose of his fiancée (Samantha Morton). Ullmann’s adaptation is simplistic in nature, as it merely revolves around these three characters and the emotions at play. The film premiered at Tiff to a so-so response, but it looks to be a swell acting showcase for this trio of incredibly talented performers. Check out the new Miss Julie trailer after the jump, and be sure to check out Steve’s video interviews with Chastain and Ullmann from Tiff. Miss Julie opens in theaters on December 5th. Via Vanity Fair.

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If you like your Jessica Chastain served to you concentrated, then the end of 2014 will be to your liking. The actress is already in theaters with "Interstellar," the hotly buzzed "A Most Violent Year" recently premiered at AFI Fest (read our review) and opens on New Year's Eve, and coming in just a couple of weeks is "Miss Julie," and the first U.S. trailer has arrived. Based on the acclaimed play by August Strindberg, and directed by the legendary Liv Ullman, the drama concerns an illicit affair that crosses class boundaries. Here's the official synopsis: A country estate in Ireland in the 1880s. Over the course of one midsummer night, in an atmosphere of wild revelry and loosened social constraints, Miss Julie and John, her father's valet, dance and drink, charm and manipulate each other. She, all hauteur longing for abasement; he, polished but coarse - united in mutual loathing and attraction.

By Scott Feinberg

The Hollywood Reporter

On Thursday evening, the 50th annual Chicago International Film Festival will kick off with the U.S. premiere of Miss Julie, the latest film from the legendary Liv Ullmann, who made her name as an actress in the great films of Ingmar Bergman and Jan Troell, and who has since become a first-rate filmmaker in her own right.

At the recent Toronto International Film Festival, where Miss Julie — the latest adaptation of August Strindberg‘s 1888 upstairs-downstairs dramatic play — had its world premiere, I had the rare opportunity to sit down with the 75-year-old for an hour-long interview about her remarkable life, career and latest project. It did not disappoint.

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On Thursday evening, the 50th annual Chicago International Film Festival will kick off with the U.S. premiere of Miss Julie, the latest film from the legendary Liv Ullmann, who made her name as an actress in the great films of Ingmar Bergman and Jan Troell, and who has since become a first-rate filmmaker in her own right. At the recent Toronto International Film Festival, where Miss Julie — the latest adaptation of August Strindberg's 1888 upstairs-downstairs dramatic play — had its world premiere, I had the rare opportunity to sit down with the 75-year-old for

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Chicago – The 2014 edition, the 50th Chicago International Film Festival, kicks off tonight on October 9th. The premiere film will be “Miss Julie,” an adaptation of the August Strindberg play adapted and directed by Liv Ullmann. The first weekend promises a scintillating variety of cinema indulgences.

HollywoodChicago.com contributors Nick Allen and Patrick McDonald have been sampling the festival offerings, and provide this preview to cover the first four days of the event. The depth and breadth of the films is a reminder to participate in the variety of the Festival, especially if interested in a particular country, for their cinema is a glimpse into their culture. Each capsule is designated with Na (Nick Allen) or Pm (Patrick McDonald), to indicate the author.

Opening Night “Miss Julie”

Jessica Chastain in ‘Miss Julie’

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Liv Ullmann, the legendary Swedish actress – and muse to director Ingmar Bergman – directs her fifth feature film,...

The Chicago Film Festival is sadly not New York, Cannes, Toronto, Telluride or Sundance. It doesn’t take place in a quaint mountain town but in the heart of Streeterville where the film fest has taken over a local AMC multiplex. It doesn’t get world premieres of the biggest auteur debuts or Oscar bait like Inherent Vice, Gone Girl or The Theory of Everything. Special screenings like Birdman, Wild, St. Vincent, The Imitation Game, Clouds of Sils Maria and Two Days, One Night are all leftovers that the blogs and other festivals have already absorbed and spit back out.

What that leaves are the under-the-radar gems, the local Chicago color that never makes it past the Mississippi and the early looks at darlings that didn’t get the due attention the first time around the festival circuit. Last year, Chicagoans got a look at Le Week-end, Like Father, Like Son,...

Chicago – One of the finest places in the world to witness its best cinema is the Chicago International Film Festival, which is now hitting its golden year of 50. This year’s festival boasts a lineup of top tier entries from world renowned filmmakers, packaged in the distinct Chicago flavor that keeps the city on a level all its own.

The festivities begin on Thursday, October 9 with a presentation of Liv Ullman’s “Miss Julie,” an adaptation of the August Strindberg play starring Colin Farrell and Jessica Chastain. With the film playing at Chicago’s Harris Theater, Ullman and Farrell are scheduled to walk the red carpet, along with “The Fugitive” director Andrew Davis and Academy Award-nominated actress Kathleen Turner.

A delicious lineup of films from around the world, adored at previous festivals and now ready for Chicago audiences, begin their presentation the next day (Friday October 10) with all festival screenings...

Chris Ball and his team have acquired Us rights to Liv Ullmann’s recent Toronto world premiere starring Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton.

Ulmann wrote Miss Julie based on the play by August Strindberg about a troubled noblewoman in late 19th century Ireland who over the course of one midsummer night attempts to seduce her father’s valet.

Synnøve Hørsdal, Oliver Dungey and Teun Hilte produced the film.

Wrekin Hill negotiated the deal with CAA on behalf of the filmmakers and has set a December theatrical release. Wild Bunch handles international sales.

Wrekin Hill Entertainment has acquired all U.S. rights to Liv Ullmann's “Miss Julie,” which stars Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton, it was announced Friday by Wrekin Hill president and CEO Chris Ball. “Miss Julie” premiered earlier this month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Wrekin Hill will release the film in theaters in December 2014. Ullmann adapted the play by August Strindberg, and the film was produced by Synnøve Hørsdal, Oliver Dungey, and Teun Hilte. “Miss Julie” is set during the course of a midsummer night in Ireland in 1890. It centers around the unsettled daughter (Chastain) of Anglo-Irish aristocracy,...

Chastain and Isaac ("Inside Llewyn Davis") star as the heads of an oil business who get caught up in the New York City criminal underworld during the winter of 1981. Chandor, Oscar-nominated for "Margin Call" and acclaimed for "All Is Lost," directs his own original screenplay. Is it an Academy contender? We won't know until we see the film, which will roll out nationally in January after its December limited opening. Isaac, who ably carried "Inside Llewyn Davis," is still on the rise (he's superb in Patricia Highsmith mystery-thriller "The Two Faces of January.") And with "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" receding and "Miss Julie" not taking off at the Toronto International Film Festival, this may be Chastain's best Oscar shot. ...

By Anjelica Oswald

Managing Editor

For some actors, it is a natural progression to move from using their talents in front of the camera to testing their skills behind it. Though actors have been making the transition for years, 2013 was a particular popular year for actors-turned-directors. Among some of the releases throughout the year were Ben Stiller‘s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Lake Bell’s In A World…, her directorial debut. The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival was the directorial launching pad of Jason Bateman’s Bad Words and Mike Myers’ Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, and the festival also screened Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s directorial debut Don Jon and Ralph Fiennes‘ The Invisible Woman.

Though many of these actors’ projects may not garner any awards, there are some that make their way to the Oscars, such as Ben Affleck’s Argo (2012), which won the best picture Oscar...

One of the many films to premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was director Liv Ullman's Miss Julie, a film adaptation of August Strindberg’s famous 19th Century play. In the film, Jessica Chastain plays an aristocratic woman who strikes up a relationship with her father’s valet (Colin Farrell). The film explores issues of power through the lenses of social class, gender, and family. Unlike most modern movies, Miss Julie is deliberately paced and takes its time exploring the characters through long scenes filled with dialogue and emotion. Those who choose to pay attention will be dazzled by the performances and absolutely transported back in time. Shortly after the premiere, I landed an exclusive video interview with Liv Ullman. She talked about the how Chastain, Farrell, and Morton approached their performances, the classic appeal of the story, her first cut and what she removed from the film,...