Mademoiselle Julie is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve on the estate of a Count. The young woman of the title is drawn to a senior servant, a valet named Jean (Nicolas Bouchaud), who is particularly well-traveled, well-mannered and well-read. The action takes place in the kitchen of Mademoiselle Julie's father's manor, where Jean's fiancée, a servant named Christine (Bénédicte Cerutti), cooks and sometimes sleeps while Jean and Miss Julie talk. On this night the relationship between Miss Julie and Jean escalates rapidly to feelings of love and is subsequently consummated. Over the course of the play Miss Julie and Jean battle until Jean convinces her that the only way to escape her predicament is to commit suicide.
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Mademoiselle Julie Cast
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Character |
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Juliette Binoche
She was 47, now 60 years old
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as Mademoiselle Julie |
Mademoiselle Julie Crew
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Department |
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August Strindberg as Writer. He was 162 (63) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Frédéric Fisbach as Director. He was 45 (now 58) years old
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Directing |
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Hélène Louvart as Director of Photography. She was 47 (now 60) years old
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Camera |
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Nicolas Klotz as Director. He was 57 (now 70) years old
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Directing |