watched alf sjöberg’s “miss julie” last night. the film is based on a play by august strindberg. totally surprising. the film was made in 1951 yet it is daring, politically incorrect and immensely “modern” for that time. strindberg was obsessed with gender dynamics (miss julie is based in large part on his first marriage – a marriage full of sexual chemistry but also profound loathing). the tug of war between the sexes is complicated and distorted further by economic class and the power structures it enables. must read more strindberg. here’s more on the film.