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Oscar-nominated Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastain has been lined up for a new film adaptation of August Strindberg's groundbreaking play Miss Julie, to be directed by Swedish actor-director Liv Ullmann, former collaborator with Ingmar Bergman. Colin Farrell has been cast alongside Chastain, and Samantha Morton is also due to take a role. Oscar-nominated Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastain has been lined up for a new film adaptation of August Strindberg's groundbreaking play Miss Julie, to be directed by Norwegian actor-director Liv Ullmann, former collaborator with Ingmar Bergman. Colin Farrell has been cast alongside Chastain, and Samantha Morton is also due to take a role.
Strindberg's play was written in 1888 and first performed a year later, and pioneered the use of theatrical naturalism to tell its parable of class and power. Miss Julie is a count's daughter who finds herself attracted to her father's footman, Jean. It is not know if Ullmann plans to stick to the play's original setting – a Swedish country house in 1874 – or rework it for a different period. The last significant film adaptation was the 1999 version directed by Mike Figgis, with Saffron Burrows and Peter Mullan in the lead roles.Strindberg's play was written in 1888 and first performed a year later, and pioneered the use of theatrical naturalism to tell its parable of class and power. Miss Julie is a count's daughter who finds herself attracted to her father's footman, Jean. It is not know if Ullmann plans to stick to the play's original setting – a Swedish country house in 1874 – or rework it for a different period. The last significant film adaptation was the 1999 version directed by Mike Figgis, with Saffron Burrows and Peter Mullan in the lead roles.
After establishing herself as one of Bergman's favourite actors – Ullmann starred in 10 of his movies plus the TV series Scenes from a Marriage – she turned to directing with the 1992 family drama Sofie. Miss Julie would be Ullmann's fourth feature, but her most recent was over a decade ago, with the 2000 release Faithless.After establishing herself as one of Bergman's favourite actors – Ullmann starred in 10 of his movies plus the TV series Scenes from a Marriage – she turned to directing with the 1992 family drama Sofie. Miss Julie would be Ullmann's fourth feature, but her most recent was over a decade ago, with the 2000 release Faithless.
• This article was amended on 2 February 2013. It originally said Liv Ullmann is Swedish. This has now been corrected.