To Joy

To Joy

1950-02-20 99 min ★ 6.8
RomanceDramaMusic

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.

Cast

Birger Malmsten
Birger Malmsten
Marcel
Margit Carlqvist
Margit Carlqvist
Nelly Bro
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Maj-Britt Nilsson
Marta Olsson
Ernst Brunman
Ernst Brunman
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Marrit Ohlsson
Marrit Ohlsson
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Rune Stylander
Rune Stylander
Persson (uncredited)
Stig Olin
Stig Olin
Stig Eriksson
John Ekman
John Ekman
Mikael Bro
Erland Josephson
Erland Josephson
Bertil (uncredited)
Astrid Bodin
Astrid Bodin
Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)
Agda Helin
Agda Helin
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Victor Sjöström
Victor Sjöström
Sönderby
Sif Ruud
Sif Ruud
Stina (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt
Georg Skarstedt
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Svea Holst
Svea Holst
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Tor Borong
Tor Borong
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Carin Swensson
Carin Swensson
Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Allan Ekelund
Allan Ekelund
The Officiant (uncredited)