▁but ▁Jul ie ▁preferred ▁playing ▁with ▁doll s . ▁The ▁Count ess ▁set ▁fire ▁to ▁their ▁home . ▁The ▁Count ▁later ▁attempted ▁suic ide ▁by ▁fire arm . ▁Upon ▁hearing ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁Jean ▁decl ares ▁himself ▁of ▁superior ▁her itage , ▁as ▁Jul ie ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁an ▁ar son ist . ▁ ▁Before ▁leaving ▁on ▁Mid sum mers ' ▁Day , ▁Jean ▁sees ▁Jul ie ' s ▁fin ch ▁Ser ine , ▁and ▁decl ares ▁they ▁cannot ▁take ▁a ▁bird c age . ▁When ▁Jul ie ▁says ▁she ▁would ▁rather ▁Ser ine ▁die ▁than ▁be ▁left ▁behind , ▁Jean ▁breaks ▁its ▁neck ; ▁Jul ie ▁curs es ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁day ▁she ▁was ▁born . ▁When ▁the ▁Count ▁returns , ▁he ▁finds ▁Jul ie ▁has ▁killed ▁herself ▁by ▁raz or , ▁under ▁the ▁portrait ▁of ▁the ▁Count ess . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁S jö berg ▁had ▁directed ▁a ▁stage ▁ad a ption ▁of ▁August ▁Str ind berg ' s ▁Miss ▁Jul ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁st arring ▁Ul f ▁Pal me ▁as ▁Jean ▁and ▁Inga ▁T id bl ad ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁role . ▁For ▁the ▁film ▁adaptation , ▁not ▁only ▁Pal me ▁was ▁kept ▁but ▁also ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁set ▁designs . ▁T id bl ad ▁however , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁almost ▁ 5 0 , ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 7 - year - old ▁An ita ▁B jör k . ▁T id bl ad ' s ▁interpretation ▁was