To Joy
To Joy

To Joy

1 h 39 min

1950

SE

NR

Romance,

Drama,

Music

68%

User Score

Overview

A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.

Movie cast

Maj-Britt Nilsson

Maj-Britt Nilsson

Marta Olsson

Stig Olin

Stig Olin

Stig Eriksson

Birger Malmsten

Birger Malmsten

Marcel

John Ekman

John Ekman

Mikael Bro

Margit Carlqvist

Margit Carlqvist

Nelly Bro

Victor Sjöström

Victor Sjöström

Sönderby

Sif Ruud

Sif Ruud

Stina (uncredited)

Erland Josephson

Erland Josephson

Bertil (uncredited)

Ernst Brunman

Ernst Brunman

Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Georg Skarstedt

Georg Skarstedt

Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)

Svea Holst

Svea Holst

Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

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