Miss Julie: Evening With Liv Ullmann

In celebration of Liv Ullmann, recipient of the 2019 ASF Gold Medal, Scandinavia House presents two special evenings with the acclaimed actress and director, followed by a retrospective of her roles and work with leading auteurs.

At tonight’s event, Liv Ullmann returns to present and discuss her last cinematic project as a director, the 2014 film Miss Julie /Frøken Julie, based on the 1888 play by August Strindberg.

Set in late 19th-century Ireland, the film follows the unsettled daughter of a wealthy landlord as she attempts to seduce her father’s valet over the course of one midsummer’s night. The affair soon takes the pair to dark places, with questions of power, class, and gender at stake. Starring Jessica Chastain, Collin Farrell, and Samantha Morton, Miss Julie received critical acclaim on its release, described as “fervent, cerebral, unashamedly intense” (Variety) with “spellbinding performances” (Toronto Sun).

A screening of the film will follow the discussion.

In celebration of Liv Ullmann, recipient of the 2019 ASF Gold Medal, Scandinavia House presents a retrospective of the acclaimed actress and director’s roles and work with leading auteurs.

The Wayward Girl
WED—November 13—6:30 PM

Miss Julie
THU—November 14—6:30 PM

An-Magritt
SAT—November 16—2 PM

The Emigrants / Utvandrarna 
TUE—November 19—6:30 PM

The New Land / Nybyggarna
FRI—November 22—6:30 PM

Scenes From A Marriage / Scener Ur Ett Äktenskap
SAT—November 23—2 PM

Zandy’s Bride 
WED—December 4—6:30 PM

The Abdication
FRI—December 6—6:30 PM

Kristin Lavransdatter
WED—December 11—6:30 PM

Faithless / Trolösa 
THU—December 12—6:30 PM

From Scandinavia House.