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

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