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To Joy

To Joy

★ 6.8/10•1950•1h 39m•K-16•Romance•Drama•Music

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.

Ingmar Bergman · Director

Ingmar Bergman · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 39m
LanguageSV
Release DateFeb 20, 1950

Actors

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)

Tor Borong

Tor Borong

Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Astrid Bodin

Astrid Bodin

Guest at Marta's Birthday Party (uncredited)

Agda Helin

Agda Helin

Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

Carin Swensson

Carin Swensson

Mother at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)

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