Midsummer night on a Swedish estate. The young countess's daughter, Julie, becomes involved with the house servant, Jean. She flirts with him unabashedly, provokes and insults him, and becomes intrusive—until the hesitant Jean gives in. A sophisticated game of love and power begins, and by the light of the new morning, the roles are reversed: Jean is in control, while Julie is the fallen and humiliated one. Thus, the tragedy unfolds...