To Joy (1950)
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.
- Released
- 1950-02-20
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, Music
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ingmar Bergman
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 79 votes
Cast
- Maj-Britt Nilsson as Marta Olsson
- Stig Olin as Stig Eriksson
- Birger Malmsten as Marcel
- John Ekman as Mikael Bro
- Margit Carlqvist as Nelly Bro
- Victor Sjöström as Sönderby
- Sif Ruud as Stina (uncredited)
- Erland Josephson as Bertil (uncredited)
- Ernst Brunman as Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
- Georg Skarstedt as Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
- Svea Holst as Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
- Ingmar Bergman as Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)