To Joy (1950)

To Joy (1950)

1950-02-20 Sweden 99 Min. PG-13
6.8 71 votes

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.

Cast

Maj-Britt Nilsson is Marta Olsson
Marta Olsson
Stig Olin is Stig Eriksson
Stig Eriksson
John Ekman is Mikael Bro
Mikael Bro
Margit Carlqvist is Nelly Bro
Sif Ruud is Stina (uncredited)
Stina (uncredited)
Erland Josephson is Bertil  (uncredited)
Bertil (uncredited)
Ernst Brunman is Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Concert Hall Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Georg Skarstedt is Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Anker, Flute Player (uncredited)
Svea Holst is Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Nurse at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Ingmar Bergman is Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)
Expecting Father at the Maternity Ward (uncredited)