30
Nov/14

FILM SOCIETY FREE TALKS: LIV ULLMANN

30
Nov/14
Liv Ullmann will be at Lincoln Center for free talk about her adaptation of MISS JULIE

The lovely Liv Ullmann will be at Lincoln Center for free talk about her adaptation of MISS JULIE

Film Society of Lincoln Center Amphitheater
144 West 65th St. between Eighth Ave. & Broadway
Tuesday, December 2, free, 6:30
212-875-5050
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A dozen years ago, we had the pleasure of attending the U.S. premiere of Arne Skouen’s 1969 film, An-Margritt, at Scandinavia House, which was followed by a wonderful discussion with Skouen and his ever-charming star, Liv Ullmann. The Japan-born Norwegian actress, who was raised partly in New York, will be back in town on December 2 to talk about her new cinematic adaptation of August Strindberg’s 1888 play, Miss Julie. Her fifth film as director — she previously helmed Sofie, Kristin Lavransdatter, Private Confessions, and FaithlessMiss Julie, which opens December 5, features Jessica Chastain as the title character, Colin Farrell as John, and Samantha Morton as Kathleen. “I feel the play has always been a part of me. I had hoped to have the chance to play the role on stage when I was younger but it never happened,” Ullmann, who also wrote the screenplay, says in the film’s press kit. “When the producers first contacted me, they asked me if I would be interested in making a film on the theme of a ‘femme fatale,’ a proposal they had also made to a French and a Spanish director. I thought of Miss Julie straightaway and they agreed it was a marvelous idea. As soon as I started to work on the adaptation, I fell in love with it, and not only because of Strindberg’s writing but also because of the themes that are important to me on a personal level: to be seen or to remain invisible, to present an image of oneself which does not correspond to whom one really is, to be loved for oneself and not for what others see in you, the relations between the sexes, and the crises that stem from them….” What should be a lovely, intimate discussion is part of the ongoing series “Film Society Free Talks” at Lincoln Center; free tickets will be given out beginning at 5:30, one per person.